tuga9890 "The Last Kiss" had a lot of potential, at least judging from the trailer and the synopsis. I love this movie genre and I liked "Garden State", so I decided to give this a try, but, unfortunately, I was extremely disappointed almost from the beginning.I have read a lot of reviews saying that this movie portraits life as it is for couples in their late twenties, but I just could not feel the connection. According to this script, all women are either shameless, needy or simply maniac while all men seem immature and stupid.First, I don't know a lot of women who would flirt openly with a complete stranger at a wedding and then still encourage any type of connection after they know he had a girlfriend. I have read many people who feel sorry for Kim's character, but, really, what could she expect? This doesn't mean that Michael was right in any way, shape or form, but their connection seems just too forced and unreal. Unfortunately, it was the main plot of the movie, so it fails flat right there.Second, what was the point of that awful scene where Jenna starts freaking out and screaming at Izzy's house right after his father dies just because she thinks her boyfriend MIGHT be cheating on her? How can Jenna be described as the "perfect" girlfriend at any point, really? I can only see a needy, self-centred, immature and maniac brat. God forbid if that is the definition of a perfect girlfriend! What type of "good" person would be so disrespectful? Wouldn't it make a little more sense to leave and wait for your boyfriend to come back and then talk things over in private? What good does it make to scream your heart out, act like you have just run away from a mental hospital and threaten your boyfriend with a knife? Maybe it's just me, but, especially considering that she was pregnant, wouldn't it be preferable to break things up if they were not working any more and, I don't know, maybe think a bit more of the well-being of her child? I don't know a lot of people who would react like that in real life, and even if they would, I'm certain they would never have been universally praised as "perfect".Considering her mother also acts like a teenage girl even though she seems to be well into her 60s, maybe the point of the movie is really just to show how the world is a difficult place when you're a spoilt brat.All in all, I didn't feel this movie was realistic in any way. In real life, people try to deal with their problems as well as they know. Of course they screw up and make mistakes, but, at least from my experience, they either sit down and talk about or accept that things can't be fixed and move on with their lives as best as possible. That is what being an adult means, I think.Here you look at a series of characters who have no idea what they are doing and seem to insist on being miserable for no particular reason. Perhaps that was exactly the point of the movie and there are a lot of people who can relate to it, but I just couldn't relate to it.

eckhouse24 The Last Kiss is a film of complex relationships. It's about 5 relationships though the main focus is that of Michael (Zach Braff,)a confused man not knowing what he wants out of life and his pregnant girlfriend Jenna (Jacinda Barrett,) a woman who believes that her relationship is perfect.All five relationships are tested to see how strong they are. Some will survive, some will fall, some won't even get off the ground.Though not original, this film succeeds because of the great writing an fine performances. It was written by Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby.) The plot is rich in story and rich in characters. The dialogue never tries to be over dramatic. It's not a typical "chick flick" as the film deals with a lot of genuine issues that both men and women face.Zach Braff and Jacinda Barrett are simply terrific in this film but the supporting cast is where there film really shows strength. Casey Affleck (Brother of Ben Affleck) and Marley Shelton are terrific as a married couple with child, struggling to make their marriage work. Rachel Bilson (OC) plays Kim, a young college student who is the temptation for Michael. And Tom Wilkinson and Blythe Danner (Meet The Parents) play Jenna's parents who have been married for 30 + years yet they too are having their problems.The Last Kiss was directed by Tony Goldwyn (Most notably Carl from Ghost.) He has come a long way since his acting debut in Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Hopfully he continues to direct more films because he is quite good at it.This is a film I definitely recommend. It's a great coming of age story, especially for those who have or will be turning 30 sometime soon and are in some kind of relationship.

TomCruiseFan99 This movie is best summed up as a dramatic romantic comedy. And that is not meant to sound negative. In fact, this movie is totally realistic and the dialogue is razor sharp and should be instinctively recognizable to any of us who has actually been in love. Credit for the witty yet heart-tugging storyline goes to Paul Haggis, the genius who wrote the Oscar-winners Million Dollar Baby and Crash, as once again, his knowledge and experience of human emotions come flooding through every scene.The basic premise of the movie is a showcase of how awkward the transition can be for men, from independent, party-lover to responsible, mature adult. For some of the characters though, when you add marriage and a child to the mix, their failure to face the impending end of "freedom" is spectacularly disastrous. None more so than the lead character of Michael, who is terrified of getting married and buying a house and growing up, plus having to deal with the fact that his girlfriend is pregnant. It all seems too much to face at once, until he meets Kim, a much younger college student who awakens feelings of freedom and independence within him, even though she knows he's in a relationship. Seeing how this plays out is funny and heartbreaking at the same time.Like any good romance story, there are many other inter-connected plot lines, and they are all handled with deft skill and infinite neutrality. Trying to pick sides in this story is quite hard, which is why romance is probably not as easy as it seems. The acting is first-rate, the story is unpredictable and you'll definitely pay more attention to your own relationship afterwards. Excellent!

BernardoLima The Last Kiss is a movie about people, relationships and the human nature. It shows,in a very truth full way,some of our fears and anxieties when it comes to be with someone.The story revolves around 4 friends; Izzy, who is not dealing well with a recent break-up and is getting a hard time to let go,Kenny who goes trough life (and women) without committing,Chris a co-worker of Michael that can't handle the pressure of being a good father and the stress his wife creates and Michael who is married to Jenna in what looks like a perfect marriage.The sudden notice of Jenna's pregnancy makes Michael re-think his life and his goals and he starts to feel trapped.Then he meets a college girl and the 2 of them embark in a relationship without thinking trough.I think most of us can relate to what Zach Braff's character is going trough in the earlier beginning of the movie, sooner or later we all question our lives; where it is now and where its going.Not a masterpiece, but so much more then a chick flick. 8/10