The Last Kiss
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"The Last Kiss" is a poor remake filled with unlikable, one dimensional characters as well as an extremely sappy and predictable script.
"The Last Kiss" is a remake of a 2001 Italian film entitled "Ultimo bacio, L" aka "The Last Kiss." This film is about a man named Michael (Zach Braff) who seems to be in a great relationship with the woman of his dreams, Jenna (Jacinda Barrett). But when Jenna announces that she is pregnant with his child, Michael begins to think that his life from this point on will be very predictable. It isn't long before Michael makes the idiotic decision to get involved with a younger woman named Kim (Rachel Bilson). A dull soap-opera type film ensues…
Yawn…is really the best way to describe my feelings on "The Last Kiss." When I first saw the trailer for the film, I immediately wanted to see the film because not only did it look great but it had a great cast as well. Unfortunately, the interesting marketing campaign which makes this film seem like it will be "Garden State 2" isn't true at all.
So let me begin why I was disappointed with this film.
First off, it's a remake of an Italian film which is far superior. A remake can be good because it has happened before but "The Last Kiss" isn't. Next, the characters in this film are all very unlikable, one dimensional, selfish, and overall extremely stereotypical. When all was said and done I didn't care about any of the characters and I didn't care what happened to them. Thirdly, the film was so extremely predictable to the point where the members in the screening actually began laughing at the fact of how predictable it was. There were so many predictable scenes that it was almost like they were taken from previous movies. But what made it even funnier was the fact that so many people in the audience were just calling out every scene. Lastly, the movie felt overly long and boring even though it only ran an hour and 45 minutes. Many scenes felt overly long and dragged out, and there were a number of other scenes I could have done without like some of the sex scenes which seemed more like time fillers than anything else. Also the best friend played by Eric Christian Olsen was a completely pointless and meaningless character.
Moving on to the acting, I don't know if I should blame the actors, the script or director on this one. But I will say this; I think Rachel Bilson is a mediocre actress who really should remain on television in TV shows like The O.C. because her on-screen presence isn't good. Also I have to ask how does Eric Christian Olsen keep getting roles? He is such a horrible actor who plays the same character in every movie! Also I am beginning to think that if this film becomes a big hit, Zach Braff will continue to play the same depressed and confused character over and over again. It's a shame because I think he has a potential to be great actor but he seems to be type-casted or maybe he just always looks depressed for no reason. Also I don't know why but almost every scene with Blythe Danner was laughably bad, which I don't get because she definitely is a good actress so I can only guess the material she had just wasn't good for her. Lastly, Tom Wilkinson's character was almost a complete waste of a character and to have him in this film and not use him to his full potential is definitely a major let down. Like I said most of the cast is talented but they are just poorly used.
Besides the talented actors and actresses who were wasted in this film, what made me even more disappointed with the film was the fact that this movie was written by Paul Haggis. Haggis is the man who wrote academy award winning films like "Crash" and "Million Dollar Baby" but I guess he couldn't go 3 for 3. Thinking back on "Crash" he just put together a bunch of stereotypical racist characters. He did the same thing with this film without the characters being racist. The problem is unlike in "Crash" none of the characters had any redeeming qualities and the story wasn't anywhere as interesting. Its amazing how poorly written and predictable this film was because as I previously stated there were so many scenes that the audience just started screaming out what was going to happen next which made it funny when it wasn't suppose to be.
In conclusion, "The Last Kiss" was a huge disappointment in my eyes. I was expecting a great movie since the trailers made the film look outstanding. Also the cast and writer Paul Haggis had me believing that this movie would in fact be one of my favorite films of the year. But instead I have to agree with Edward Douglas from Comingsoon.net who said "Bring a barf bag and a razor blade, because you'll need one or both by the time you're done with this." I would have to agree because I couldn't wait for this film to end. It was so dull and the characters were so lame and unlikable that after 30 minutes of this film, I hoped they all died in a car accident so the film would end. It was definitely a disappointment and if anyone feels the urge to see this, I highly recommend that you wait till DVD because many will be disappointed with the fact that they spent their hard earned money on this average film that seemed like a soap opera or a made for television movie that would be shown on the lifetime network.
MovieManMenzel's final rating for "The Last Kiss" is a 2/5, a disappointing remake that is filled with unlikable characters and a dull and predictable story.
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