The Last Kiss (2006)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Tony Goldwyn

Writers (WGA):

Paul Haggis (screenplay)
Gabriele Muccino (motion picture "L'ultimo bacio")

Release Date:

15 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

We all make choices. What's yours?

Plot:

Michael and Jenna, having been a couple for three years, want to get married and start a family. These...

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Marriage | Casual Sex | Unrequited Love | Martini

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Zach Braff	...	Michael
Jacinda Barrett	...	Jenna
Casey Affleck	...	Chris
Rachel Bilson	...	Kim
Michael Weston	...	Izzy
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Kenny
Marley Shelton	...	Arianna
Lauren Lee Smith	...	Lisa
Harold Ramis	...	Professor Bowler
Blythe Danner	...	Anna
Tom Wilkinson	...	Stephen
David Jones	...	Mark (as David Haydyn-Jones)
Cindy Sampson	...	Danielle
Lisa MacKay	...	Stripper #1 (as Lisa Mackay)
Patricia Stasiak	...	Stripper #2

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

115 min | USA:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:15A | USA:R (certificate #42461) | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:12 | South Africa:16 | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Peru:14 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Trivia:

Michael's staying on the front door for several days is reminiscent of the East German film 'Die (1973) Legende von Paul und Paula'(The Legend of Paul and Paula), where Paul is also camping in front of Paula's apartment in order to win her back.

Goofs:

Factual errors: They find out the sex of the baby. Shortly after, she announces she is 3 months. Normally, you cannot find out the sex of the baby until 20 weeks, 5 months.

Quotes:

Kim: Having a crisis are we?
Michael: Do I look like I'm having a crisis?
Kim: Everyone I know is having a crisis. I know you're not supposed to get them until midlife but I think something's happening to our metabolism
Michael: Our metabolism?
Kim: [nods] Yeah, I mean the world is moving so fast now, we are all chasing something so fast that we start freaking out long before our parents did. Feel my heart.
[puts his hand in her chest]
Kim: Feel how fast it is?
Michael: ...that's a fast heart.
Kim: ‘Cause we don't ever stop to breathe anymore...
[takes his hand off her chest]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-09-09)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Downtown

Not Quite Garden State 2

Don't necessarily expect to see the next step in Andrew Largeman's life. While the trailer makes you think "Hey, it's Zach Braff playing another guy who is confused about his life, and not sure where to go from here", The Last Kiss does offer a little more. For one its much more mature, and the characters are all flawed (and not in cute 'Natlalie Portman lies to get people to like her' ways) and they are all real. The performances were far better than i expected, the entire cast shines. The movie succeeds in appealing to everyone. No matter who you are and what state your romantic life is in, you will find someone to relate too.

Jacinda Barrett finally gets to show some acting skills, and comes through beautifully. Casey Affleck is great. Zach Braff makes me understand why he wants something different, despite the fact that Jacinda Barrett seems so lovable. And the biggest surprise is Rachael Bilson. Early on she seems as if she is playing Summer Roberts on the big screen, but as her character unfolds she simmers with sex appeal, and was able to break my heart with just a simple gesture.

The Last Kiss succeeds in letting its actors shine, and if anything you should see it for its great soundtrack.