Just a Kiss Movie Review 2002

Actor Stevens' clever directorial debut shows the dark side of 30-something NYC hipsters whose infidelity and jealousy rival any low-brow talk show fodder. Chain of perilous events is set off by Dag (Eldard), who cheats on his live-in Halley (Sedgwick) with suicidal ballerina Rebecca (Shelton), the girlfriend of Dag's best friend Peter (Breen). When the secret is revealed, more cheating takes place with newcomers Diggs, Choudhury, and Tomei--who plays a hilarious bowling alley waitress. A quirky singles mixer/romantic comedy with a twist, characters are given the chance to go back in time and change their actions. Good performances and writing keep this a few notches above melodramatic send-up, even with somewhat gimmicky use of an animation technique called rotomation.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

New York, New York, Romantic Comedy, Sex & Sexuality, Waiters & Waitresses

Screenplay

Patrick Breen

Cast

Ron Eldard, Kyra Sedgwick, Patrick Breen, Marisa Tomei, Marley Shelton, Taye Diggs, Sarita Choudhury, Zoe Caldwell

Cinematography

Terry Stacey

Director

Fisher Stevens

Music

Sean Dinsmore

Other

Ira Spiegel, Dan Lieberstein, Gary Levy, Mario R. Ventenilla, Arjun Bhasin, Happy Massee

Producer

Matthew Rowland, Greenstreet, Paramount Classics