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Kissing a Fool (1998)
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27 February 1998 (USA)
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There are three sides to every love story. more
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Max is a popular local sports broadcaster and his marriage with attractive Sam is already set up. Max...
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terribly underrated
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | David Schwimmer | ... | Max Abbitt |
 | Jason Lee | ... | Jay Murphy |
 | Mili Avital | ... | Samantha Andrews |
 | Bonnie Hunt | ... | Linda Streicher |
 | Vanessa Angel | ... | Natasha |
 | Kari Wuhrer | ... | Dara |
 | Frank Medrano | ... | Cliff Randal |
 | Bitty Schram | ... | Vicki Pelam |
 | Judy Greer | ... | Andrea |
 | Ron Beattie | ... | Priest |
| Doug Ellin | ... | Bartender / Springer Guest |
| Tag Mendillo | ... | Wedding Guest at Bar / Springer Guest |
| Justine Bentley | ... | Beautiful Woman at Bar |
| Liza Cruzat | ... | Dara's Friend #1 |
| Jessica Mills | ... | Dara's Friend #2 |
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Rated R for strong language.
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USA:93 min
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The band featured in some of the scenes shot at the Green Mill is known as the Mighty Blue Kings.
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Four shots, vodka.
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References "The $64,000 Question" (1955)
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At Last
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This was a sweetheart of a movie. From a technical point of view, the photography was just right for the moments. If anyone has ever dismissed David Schwimmer as a pouty, whiny lout (such the characters from "FRIENDS" and "The Pallbearer"), take a good look at his Max in this and you'll see the complete opposite. Max is a vulgar, arrogant, misogynistic , bitter ass. His fellow player, Jason Lee, plays a pouty, whiny lout (as opposed to the vulgar, arrogant, misogynistic, bitter roles he was made famous by, in Brodie Bruce and Banky Edwards) who, as probably already told to you here on IMDb, is lorn of his slutty model girlfriend. Max has fallen for Sam, his attractive young publisher who he feels is too good to be true. So, he asks his best friend Jay (Lee) to see if Sam will hit on him, thus figuring out if she is the one. This test of course, is a thin veiled attempt to breach the contract called commitment, which blah blah blah, the story ends rather nicely. Not really what you expect. The flaw of this film is the forced conflicts presented, the rushed and implausible sequences that appear all too soon, and the unnecessary characters.
BUT I URGE YOU ALL READING THIS: GO RENT KISSING A FOOL! It, despite a few cons, is the kind of romantic comedy you hope for when you stand in line for "You've Got Mail" and get crap. Quirky, metropolitan, pampered, and concise, this flick will hit the spot, man.