Just A Kiss: Critic Reviews

MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 63 reviews

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Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)

60

What elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Washington Post (Top Critic)

When the film isn't uncomfortably contrived it's just downright offensive.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Ty Burr Boston Globe (Top Critic)

38

It's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted, but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Laura Sinagra Village Voice (Top Critic)

A convoluted writing exercise gone horribly wrong.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Eric Harrison Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

42

Talkiness isn't necessarily bad, but the dialogue frequently misses the mark.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Tom Sime Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

42

Overembellished to distraction.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

25

We have poignancy jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Robert K. Elder Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

75

For the most part Stevens glides through on some solid performances and witty dialogue.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

38

What a mess.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

25

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Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

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Ken Eisner Variety (Top Critic)

Full Review » 3 years ago
Megan Turner New York Post (Top Critic)

50

Stevens has a keen sense of the absurd, but the whole thing is too forced.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

40

Just a Kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people. But it is set in a world that is very, very far from the one most of us inhabit.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Peter Howell Toronto Star (Top Critic)

40

A series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander, some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Rick Groen Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

38

A small independent film suffering from a severe case of Hollywood-itis.
Full Review » 10 years ago
David Hunter Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

Stevens' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

40

It's a film that resorts to playing glib games with structure to disguise the fact that it can't manage to put together a manageable or fulfilling plot.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

38

The cast is appealing but often looks lost, stranded between all of the conflicting directions.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com

40

Full Review » 6 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Michael Szymanski International Press Academy

20

Full Review » 7 years ago
Rachel Sanders Apollo Guide

50

Most of the actors struggle with the clunky dialogue and often look almost as uncomfortable delivering it as you'll feel sitting there watching them do so.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Gary Thompson Philadelphia Daily News

A near-laughless comedy.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Robert Denerstein Denver Rocky Mountain News

34

Winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults.
Full Review » 10 years ago