Davis P Never been kissed (1999) is a very cute, well made romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore and David Arquette. Drew Barrymore really does shine in this film, she fills the role of Josie Geller perfectly, no other actress could've done a better job in the starring role here. David Arquette is good here, he plays a fun side character here, and he does all that he's supposed to, which is all you can really ask for. I also thought that Jessica Alba filled her popular b***h character well, and it was kinda cool to see the evolution of her character towards the end. Molly Shannon does really well, she was one of my favorite parts of the entire film! She was hilarious in all her scenes, especially the sex education scene, putting the condoms on the bananas lol, typical Molly Shannon. I was a little surprised to see Octavia Spencer here too, playing one of Drew's friends at the Chicago Sun Times. This movie has really great chemistry between all the characters involved too, in a movie like this especially, chemistry between characters is pretty important. And Drew's love interest in the movie, Michael Vartan, was a good pleasant presence to have here, and he and Drew really did connect in the movie. I was just very pleased with this film overall, Never Been Kissed gets a 9 on a scale of 1-10.

Python Hyena Never Been Kissed (1999): Dir: Raja Gosnell / Cast: Drew Barrymore, John C. Reilly, Leelee Sobieski, Molly Shannon, David Arquette: Teen comedy that can be delightful or painful depending on one's personal view of high school. Title gives way to hope with Drew Barrymore as Josie Gellar whose high school experiences were nightmarish with chants of, "Josie Grossie!" Now working as a copy editor where she hopes to become a reporter her opportunity arrives when she is assigned to go undercover at the local high school. Premise is promising but the material has more promise than it actually delivers. Directed by Raja Gosnell as an improvement over the dreadful Home Alone 3. Barrymore pretty much carries the film with a funny yet sympathetic performance. It is obvious that she will be kissed but unfortunately her Prince charming is no more life like than a mannequin. Supporting roles are the flat cardboard variety expected. John C. Reilly plays her standard demanding boss. Leelee Sobieski plays the standard cool crowd leader. Molly Shannon plays Barrymore's brainiac friend who should have stuck with playing Mary Katherine Gallagher. David Arquette plays Barrymore's brother and perhaps some viewers will call that a stretch. Although Barrymore doesn't pass as a high school student, she scores higher grades than the film's social and traumatic viewpoint. Score: 4 ½ / 10

flemmi225-1 Like Drew's character, as she stated in the voice-over in her article at the end, I have never fully recovered from what happened to me back in high school. That was over a quarter-century ago! I'm 44, married and have a beautiful daughter with my best friend, my wife! I left the state I grew up in for the final time in 1999; to this date, never to return. Unfortunately, the bitches and bastards who tortured Drew; and later the same ones who nearly succeed in torturing Sobieski are all too commonplace in real life! In a sense, I should congratulate myself for the very fact that I'm alive! If my nemeses had succeeded in their goals, I would be long dead! They tried valiantly to drive me to suicide! Some of those same people went on to succeed to a reasonable degree in adult life. This may sound evil and un-Christian, but I found out that one of the girls who gave me the most grief in junior/senior high school is now a drug addict and has several mugshots available for view on line. Apparently, she has committed a lot of fraud offenses to get money for drugs. I smiled from ear to ear and jumped for joy when I realized the tables had turned! One guy is now a crooked public servant in a major Kentucky city and also an obsessive body builder. He's more than likely still a sadistic and evil horse's ass! Again, it may sound ugly and un-Christian, but I would jump for joy and dance in the street if I found out he somehow died -- violently, at that!Back to the movie: I think the Barbie bitches and the hunks got off far too easy! I'd like to have seen Jessica Alba's boyfriend, the one with the dog food can in his hand, get his arm broken since his intent was to use it to humiliate poor Leelee!! Unfortunately, I'd still like to see that comeuppance be delivered to the real-life meanies (Barbies and hunks alike)! Just the image, real or imagined, of the nerd triumphing over the bully, and I mean standing tall over the crumpled figure of the bully, spirit broken beyond repair, still appeals to me!

Jackson Booth-Millard I had heard the title many times from various sources, and I had always known who the leading actress was, so when I got the opportunity to finally see it, I did, from director Raja Gosnell (Home Alone 3, Big Momma's House). Basically twenty five year old Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) is a clever but at the same time simple and clumsy copy editor for the Chicago Sun Times, and she has ambitions to make it as a real reporter. She gets the chance to achieve this with her boss, the editor Rigfort (Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall) sending undercover in a high school to see what the modern teenagers are like. So at South Glen South High School she poses as a student, but with her simple ways she is instantly looked on as the accident prone brainy geek, and this does not do her any favours as in her real life Josie has never been kissed romantically. Her brother Rob (David Arquette) does his best to make her over, and soon enough he poses as a student in the high school himself, and the siblings both find love interests, in Josie's case she has feelings for her bachelor teacher Sam Coulson (Michael Vartan). The deadline for making her story is drawing closer, and the risk of blowing her cover is becoming even more large as her personal feelings towards the school inhabitants are getting in the way. In the end, even though her true identity is revealed, Josie does manage to write a very concise and informative story about her experiences acting like and being teenagers, and of course, with the help of her story, she manages to get her true love first kiss with Sam. Also starring The Wicker Man's Leelee Sobieski as Aldys, The Grinch's Molly Shannon as Anita, John C. Reilly as Gus, Marley Shelton as Kristin, Spider-Man's Octavia Spencer as Cynthia, Jessica Alba as Kirsten and James Franco as Jason. Barrymore does give a charming performance being constantly clumsy and trying her best to fit in with the crowd, Arquette gets his time as her odd but likable brother, and the other cast members are fine as well, the person pretending to be something else for some reason is not all that original, and the same goes for the love story element, but there are some likable and funny moments in this alright romantic comedy. Okay!