The Last Kiss |  | Director: Tony Goldwyn
Actors: Blythe Danner, Marley Shelton, Tom Wilkinson, Harold Ramis, Casey Affleck
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  92 reviews
Sales Rank: 132243
Format: AC-3, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 346432
UPC: 097363464327
EAN: 0097363464327
ASIN: B000VXS71A
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: December 26, 2006
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A remake of the Italian film L'Ultimo Bacio, The Last Kiss was largely ignored in theaters despite its Gen-X themes and appeal of star Zach Braff (Scrubs), who last made a splash in theaters with his similar twentysomething angst film Garden State. A drama about midlife crises (mostly for people approaching 30, that is), director Tony Goldwyn (A Walk on the Moon) has assembled a top-notch cast, but there's not enough likeability in the characters to care. Architect Michael (Zach Braff) is a commitmentphobe who wanders into a flirtation with coed Kim (Rachel Bilson) because he's gun-shy about settling down with his perfect girlfriend Jenna (Jacinda Barrett), who's expecting his child. His fellow pals face their own romantic crossroads; one (Michael Weston) desires to settle down with a woman who doesn't love him back; another (Eric Christian Olsen) can't find someone who just wants a meaningless fling like him; and the third (Casey Affleck), ponders leaving his weary wife who's constantly berating his shortcomings as a father. Most depressing is Jenna's mother (Blythe Danner), who's tired of feeling neglected by her stoic husband (Tom Wilkinson). Danner and Wilkinson are compelling as longtime marrieds who've lost their spark, but Braff's character is wholly unlikeable, even aside from his indiscretions. The bright spot is Bilson, in her first movie role, utterly adorable as the sexy college student who's got more parts vulnerability and sass than any stuck in the Other Woman role. There's some fine acting in The Last Kiss, but not enough character development to care about anything they're going through. The DVD includes a commentary featuring cast members Braff, Barrett, Olsen, Bilson, and director Goldwyn, who all mainly hoot during Olsen's sex scenes and ogle Bilson's seductive dancing. Braff and Goldwyn also imitate Bilson's high-pitched speedchatter throughout, while Barrett educates the cast on the similarities between "the dingo ate my baby" and the O.J. Simpson case (don't ask). It's all the more entertaining compared to a separate commentary track with just Goldwyn and Braff, who mostly drones about the music he picked for the film (Remy Zero, Snow Patrol, Aimee Mann) and raves about the minimalist score, done by singer Michael Penn. And oh, they ogle Bilson's dancing in this one too. -- Ellen A. Kim
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 mixed reviews... January 17, 2010
B. Linn (Jersey Shore, Pa United States)
There are a lot of mixed reviews about this movie. Some say it demonizes men; some say it makes all women look like shrews. Some say that if you don't 'get it' you're just too young, while others say you're just too old. I think the main problem with this movie is that people watch movies to be entertained. If I wanted to experience 'real life' I would read a newspaper or watch the news. (Don't even get me started on reality tv). People can take this movie and twist it into whatever they want it to mean for them, but in the end it's just a depressing story with badly developed characters. Watch it if you want to feel bad about life...
 A little too much for immature reviewers August 2, 2009
Foothills Fred (Nevada City, CA United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
What are you, 10-years-old? Just because the characters are "all being jerks to each other," (as one reviewer stated) which clearly bothers you, is no reason to down-rate the movie. That's the point of the movie. If they weren't doing that, there would be no story. That's like not wanting to see a movie because the star gets killed or the hero doesn't meet with your standards of behavior. The worth of a movie is, (over)simply stated, if the story, actors, and other elements of a movie were good. You must have hated Romeo and Juliett because the lovers were rash enough to commit suicide. Similarly, "West Side Story." You must have to limit your movies to those that begin with "once upon a time," and end with "and they lived happily ever after." I was amazed that in so many reviews that I skimmed, many of Braff's fans didn't want him to portray a character that had serious flaws. It happens at times kiddies, that's life. If you want sugar and spice and everything nice, stick to kids' movies.
Great! July 6, 2009
J. Jackson (Boondocks, Alabama)
Was in great condition when I received it and it was in excellent care. Couldnt have been any better.
 Where Bad Things Always Happen... June 19, 2009
Samantha Kelley (USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Last Kiss is a movie about a group of people whose romantic relationships are all falling apart. Michael (Zach Braff) and Jenna (Jacinda Barrett) are going to have a baby together, and although they are not married, they seem to be on the track. However, Michael feels discontented with his ideal life because it all seems pre-programmed. So when he meets a beautiful college student (Rachel Bilson) at a wedding, he gets her phone number and proceeds to take her out. Meanwhile, Jenna's parents are ready to split up, and Michael's friends are all going through their own respective woes.
It is hard to care about characters when they're all being jerks to each other. And none of them are quite developed enough, outside of Michael, for them to seem like anything less than stereotypes brought to life. There is the sex maniac who has no respect for women, the unhappy mid-life crisis victim, the insecure but beautiful youth, and the motherly idealized girlfriend.
Boredom sets in.
The best part about this movie is the music, but even that cannot save it.
 Pleasant but skin-deep... May 9, 2009
Eduardo Nietzsche (Houston)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
...full of good-looking characters, nice rockish soundtrack, attractive cinematography and set designs...but the characters are pretty simplistic 2-dimensional cardboard cutouts, more "types" than flesh-and-blood original or real, whose development is either non-existent or not very believable (Zach Braff's contrition and learning from his mistake of infidelity, in particular).
This film reminds me a lot of "Garden State" because it suffers from the same problems: interesting topic, weak execution due to shallow character development, and general over-reliance on the soundtrack and telegenic main characters. If it weren't for all the ample eye candy from Jacinda Barrett and Rachel Bilson I probably wouldn't have been able to sit through the whole thing, it's like a slick, trendy soap opera.
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