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Zach Braff falls short of stardom in 'The Last Kiss'
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

The Hollywood version of a 2001 Italian film, "The Last Kiss" can't quite shake its mamma-mia! roots — you know, that particularized universe of broad gestures and bombastic emotions which lends itself so well to misunderstandings and overreactions. What probably seemed natural and even amusing in the original comes off here like Barry Levinson's "Diner" done wrong. That's not to say this version, well directed by Tony Goldwyn and adapted by a pre-"Crash" Paul Haggis, isn't entertaining and occasionally insightful. But it feels slightly off kilter, as if the filmmakers couldn't figure out how to Americanize these distinctly Mediterranean types. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
In this American remake of Gabriele Muccino's "L'Ultimo Bacio," a group of 30-year-olds struggles to adapt to adulthood while their aging parents face middle age.

FILM FACTS ...

DreamWorks SKG

'The Last Kiss'

Director: Tony Goldwyn
Starring: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson, Tom Wilkinson, Blythe Danner
Run time: 115 minutes
Release date: Sept. 15, 2006
Rating: R for sexuality, nudity and language.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C+
"While he's one of the best-liked actors on television, Braff just may not have the stuff to be a movie star."

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Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"This is a date movie for masochists, for couples willing to look romance in the eye and come away at best concerned, at worst very discouraged."