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Kissing Jessica Stein

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A film that is on a higher plane to "Friends" and reminds you when Woody Allen was funny. Perhaps not as risque as it believes, but it contains some laugh out loud lines. All the characters are well written and believable. A good summer night out.

A very refreshing movie for once. Excellent dialog which seemed very natural. Some scenes were a little corney but funny. Very well acted by all parties. Their stage experience really shines in this movie. If you are looking for a different movie that isn't spoon fed to you or makes you feel like you are being talked down to, rent this one.

This was a cool movie and not because it had girl on girl action. It was very funny to see a straight women adventure out and explore her sexuality. The only problem I had was with the ending. Watch the movie and judge for yourself. Rating: Eight Thumbs Up

I loved this film. The Jessica Stein character is amazing, and totally relateable to the point where I found myself in tears. She is what Ali Mcbeal should have been, but failed to be. However, as much as I left this movie moved, I felt like something was missing. It was as if the director was apologizing for the lesbian references. The scenes with the two women seemed awkward at best, and I felt like the director just didn't get it. It was truly a shame, because this movie, in every other sense was spectacular. I may be coming from a feminist-filmmaker perspective here, but I think the screenplay would have been far better served if a woman would have tackled it. It is, after all, a girl's story.

One thing you learn from comedies is that we are all ridiculous sometimes. There is one exception however and that is the lesbians, who usually are serious, completely without irony about themselves and therefore very, very dull. In films the message have always been kind of: Never laugh at the lesbians, because their lives are much more exciting than yours. This isn't the thing in "Kissing Jessica Stein". It's a charming story about two girls who are very human, make mistakes and find that having a relation with each other wasn't the ultimate thing. One gets a little tired of the standard jokes about the always dominating Jewish mother, but it doesn't stop the movie from being warm and about everyday people, although not everyone of us has such experiences.

The word of mouth is that `Kissing Jessica Stein' is one of the freshest romantic-comedies of the year. My lips are sealed on what the climax of the film is all about, but I can tell you that the movie is about a `had it with men' New York reporter who unexpectedly falls for a flamboyant art gallerist. Yes there Einstein! `Kissing Jessica Stein' is about a lesbian relationship. The movie is witty, resourceful, and enticing. Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen execute wonderful debut performances. Watching Westfeldt as Jessica, I really felt a second coming of a Julia Roberts; while Juergensen reminded me more of a sexy Janine Gaerofolo. The screenplay `Kissing Jessica Stein' is very real and modern. So get ready to pucker up and `kiss jessica stein' today. **** Good

This was a very enjoyable movie, and I would recommend it to everyone. But two things troubled me. First, I never really could understand the motivation of either of the two main characters relating to their need to try lesbianism. Helen was bored having great sex with all types of men? And Jessica was so impressed that a woman would quote her favorite author that she would decide to "switch teams"? Nope. Don't buy it. And what's with Jennifer Westfeldt's (Jessica) constant impression of Diane Keaton's Annie Hall character? It was annoying in 1977 when Keaton did it, and it's still annoying now.

i found this movie very entertaining it's a very well written,witty romantic comedy,with bit of a twist.the two romantic leads are women.this premise has been done before,with the same supporting character types that usually populate this genre.but the performances are what breath new life into this movie,plus the the characters are all likable,which certainly helps.there are no drop dead funny moments,but there a lot of amusing scenes.the movie is also well paced.however,it's not for everyone.in fact some may find it offensive,due to the subject matter,as well as some strong adult language.but if you go in with an open mind,you should enjoy yourself for 90 minutes or so.for me,Kissing Jessica Stein is a 7/10