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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Tony Goldwyn
Writers (WGA):
Paul Haggis (screenplay)
Gabriele Muccino (motion picture "L'ultimo bacio")
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Release Date:
15 September 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
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... more | full synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
Better than I expected more (149 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Der letzte Kuss (Germany) [de]
El ultimo beso (Peru) [es]
Last Kiss (France) [fr]
Le dernier baiser (Canada: French title) [fr]
Posledniy potseluy (Russia) [ru]
To teleftaio koritsi (Greece) (cable TV title) [el]
Um Beijo a Mais (Brazil) [pt]
Un beso más (Argentina) [es]
Viimane suudlus (Estonia) [et]
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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 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Madison, Wisconsin, USA more

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Trivia:
Zach Braff has said that he worked on the script and that he "tweaked the dialog a little bit". He also claims to have written the ending "porch" sequence. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: They find out the sex of the baby. Shortly after, she announces she is 3 months. Normally, you cannot find out the sex of the baby until 20 weeks, 5 months. more
Quotes:
Izzy: Tell me you don't love me.
Arianna: Izzy, I don't love you.
Izzy: Well, I just... I'm not gonna accept that.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.5)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
In the Swing more

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65 out of 73 people found the following comment useful.
Better than I expected, 3 October 2006
7/10
Author: anhedonia from Planet Earth

I know I saw the 2001 Italian original, but didn't remember much about it until I saw Tony Goldwyn's remake and the scenes and story came back. And it then surprised me how much of the original I managed to remember. That's also possibly because Oscar-winner Paul Haggis' screenplay sticks awfully close to its Italian origins.

I am a fan of Zach Braff's work. "Scrubs," for my dough, is the best half-hour comedy on TV and his directorial debut, "Garden State," was one of the best films of 2004.

"The Last Kiss" is not a romantic comedy by any stretch of the imagination, no matter what advertising campaign the studio launched. This is a well-acted, well-told story about the dumb things we men do to the women we love. And, of course, the consequences.

The film delves deeply into the insecurities of its characters, never offering pat answers or easy resolutions. There are no Richard-Gere-climbing-the-fire-escape-to-get-Julia Roberts moments in the film.

Braff plays Michael, a 30s man facing the harsh reality that the rest of his life has been plotted out and he longs for something different. Despite having a gorgeous fiancée Jenna (the lovely Jacinda Barrett), he finds temptation around the corner.

The film balances its three subplots well. They never interfere with the Michael-Jenna saga, yet add to the complexities of the story.

However, I found it interesting that while in the Italian film, the object of the protagonist's desire was a high-school Lolita, Haggis and Co. opted to make her - in this case, Kim (Rachel Bilson) - a college student. The Italian film tends to be a bit more potent on that level, though Michael's attraction to Kim is believable.

The performances all find the right pitch. Braff is completely believable as the confused young man in search of meaning to his life. Barrett is heartbreakingly good. There also are some terrific supporting performances from Casey Affleck, Blythe Danner and Tom Wilkinson. Then again, when was the last time you saw Wilkinson perform badly?

Couples should see this film. It's a mature, thoughtful, unpretentious, and sometimes even difficult, movie to see. But it is gratifyingly good. Don't go expecting a typical fluffy date movie. This film raises interesting and important questions about couplehood and then lets you figure out the answers. When was the last time a Hollywood film did that?

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