The Last Kiss (2006)

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:

Marriage | Wedding | No Panties | Cheating Husband | Cheating

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:

Rachel Bilson's film debut.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Casey Affleck is hiding in the bathroom from his wife and crying baby, he reaches to open the door with his left hand, thus pulling on the door it should open from the left, yet the camera cuts and the door opens from the right without switching places.

Quotes:

Chris: Jenna's perfect, she's beautiful. What more could you ask for?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Repeater

'The Last Kiss' is one of the better movies dealing with adulthood

The Last Kiss; Michael is a frustrated architect on the brink of turning 30, who's spirits are dampened when he begins feeling as if his life is formulatic and planned. At a good friend's wedding, he meets Kim, a beautiful and charming college student. Michael's uncertanties with his fiancée Jenna lead to an unexpected affair with his new collegiate. However Michael is forced to deal with the consequences of his actions when his secret spills.

The Last Kiss is a very good movie, although you're likely to be depressed leaving the theater if you are under the age of 30. Smart, engaging and honest, along with incredible acting and dead-on dialogue add up to a penetrating, insightful melodrama that isn't afraid to pull the punches.

The movie is undeniably sad, but it's a certain type of sad in which you will probably find it hard to look away. The characters are interesting, flawed people just like you and me, and everyone stumbles onto something interesting from scene to scene.

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