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      Kissing a Fool

      R Released Feb 20, 1998 1 hr. 33 min. Romance Comedy List
      29% 31 Reviews Tomatometer 45% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score A brokenhearted writer (Jason Lee) plays matchmaker for his book editor (Mili Avital) and his womanizing best friend (David Schwimmer). Read More Read Less

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      M R I haven't seen this one in a while. But I found it somewhat entertaining. David Schwimmer is hilarious in it both intentionally and accidentally as the athletic playboy archetype. He was probably good with girls in real life, but that probably wasn't his style. I saw this one before 'Mallrats' so I just remember Jason Lee being very impressive in his role and relatable. But the movie drags a little. It is very derivative of the Romantic Comedy genre and not that funny. Still, I remember it had heart? I kinda liked it despite its obvious faults. 76/100 C Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/09/23 Full Review Steve D The cast did their best with a weak script. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member I think it's a very cozy easy watching movie, one of those from 90th, light, chill, romantic, maybe wouldn't blow your mind, but will keep you watching till the end to see what happens Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member It's good movie to watch Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 5/31/2015: Not great by any means, but a nice little movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member "Kissing a Fool" isn't so much a bad movie as it is a plain and ordinary one that never really aspires to be anything special. The three leads are all pretty enough, but the love story is lazy and the film isn't really about what it's supposed to be about. David Schwimmer is playing unconvincingly against type, and you never really buy him as the boorish womanizer. It's an obnoxious performance apparently designed to put his TV past behind him, but all it's destined to do is completely alienate his fan base. I've always liked Jason Lee, on the other hand, and he fares a little better here simply because you like his character so much more. As the film heads down its predictable path to the ending everyone knows is coming, there are no surprises along the way. It sets up a premise, eventually involving the insecure and immensely unlikable Schwimmer asking his pal to seduce his fiance to see if she'll remain faithful, but that is never followed up on. There's really no reason to delve into that story since we all know how that will play out from the start. There's some good music sprinkled throughout, but the needless and distracting profanity is really unnecessary for a film of this nature. The screenwriter is novelist James Frey, who would later be exposed as a fraud for making up a lot of the details of his memoir. Based on the banal and forgettable "KIssing a Fool", he could be called a hack as well. This insipid wannabe romance is little more than a poor excuse for a date movie. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Mike Clark USA Today In the amusing Kissing a Fool, David Schwimmer of TV's Friends plays a character 180 degrees from the vulnerable, sensitive Ross of Friends. Rated: 3/4 Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: D- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: D- Dec 25, 2010 Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Rated: 2/5 Sep 27, 2007 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Sep 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A brokenhearted writer (Jason Lee) plays matchmaker for his book editor (Mili Avital) and his womanizing best friend (David Schwimmer).
      Director
      Doug Ellin
      Executive Producer
      Stephen Levinson, David Schwimmer
      Screenwriter
      James Frey, James Frey, Doug Ellin
      Distributor
      Universal Pictures
      Production Co
      Largo Entertainment, R.L. Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Strong Language)
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 20, 1998, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 7, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $4.0M
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)