Kissing A Fool is the very film that branched me out into romantic comedies. It's a wonderfully witty, clever, an romantic film. That can't be said about 90% of romantic comedies to be released since 2000.
I can't tell you why you should waste a leap of faith on the likes of me.
~Hank Moody
I generally avoid romantic comedies like the plague, especially those starring Julia Roberts or Meg Ryan. Thankfully, neither was in this one.
I think this was very clever, well written and well acted, and downright hilarious at times. It wasn't perfect, but much better than I expected. I think it probably would have been better if it went the PG-13 route, because a lot of it seemed needlessly course, but overall I was impressed.
I wonder if some of the hate may be directed at Jason Lee and David Schwimmer, who seem to attract haters for whatever reason.
Jason Lee doesnt get alot of haters does he? hes the only reason i watched the movie in the first place , PG-13 route , with davids swearing every min , i thoght that was funny seeing him swearing as much as he did.
"Get up and go get it gotten rid of" - Joey Tribianni
This movie touched me in all the right places - I felt all sorts of emotions. Mili Avital is beautiful and charming although her accent wasn't consistent (occasionally her Isreali accent came out). Schwimmer and Lee were good but guess who got my attention? Judy Greer. Her expressions made certain scenes, especially the 'garlic bread' scene. Gave this movie an 8. I really don't understand the low rating.
shareI hated the film. Max, Schwimmer's character, was totally unlikable and we knew what was going to happen as soon as he made his proposal to Jay, the Jason Lee character. I only watched it all the way through because the person I was with happened to be watching it. "All the hate" is, I think, because of the utter douche-dom of Max. Despite what we see as his obvious insecurity, the audience ultimately can't find a single redeeming quality for the guy, therefore there's no tension when he asks Jay to test Sam. Max is not a good friend to Jay, nor is he a good boyfriend to Sam. For these reasons, we WANT Sam and Jay to fall in love. Only at the very end, when he's the best man at the wedding, does he show any humanity. Too damn late.
David Schwimmer went out of his way to find roles like this so he could shake the "good guy Ross" vibe. He didn't want to be typecast. I think he went a little too far with his character in this one.