September 21, 200619 yr ^so jealous...i want to watch the movie so dead but it's not in my country yet :cry: That sucks, when does it come to your country? Its not playing in many places in the US, I had to drive an hour to see it.
September 21, 200619 yr ^so jealous...i want to watch the movie so dead but it's not in my country yet :cry: jealous too...it's not in my country and i don't know if it will ever be!!! gonna have to wait for the dvd!
September 22, 200619 yr The Last Kiss Review Rating: (5/10) The Last Kiss is a romantic comedy about how depressing life can be at age 30. Zach Braff (“Scrubs”) stars as Michael, the soon-to-be-30-year-old who doesn't know what to do with his stagnant life. Jenna (Jacinda Barrett), his girlfriend of four years, is pregnant and they're considering marriage. Michael's friends include a recently married guy who wants to leave his wife, a sex-crazed womanizer, and an overly emotional guy who just experienced a terrible breakup. Everything takes a spin for the worst when Michael meets Kim (Rachel Bilson), an attractive college girl, as not only his life but others’ lives around him all begin to fall apart. Everything about the story sounds like a great romantic drama about life and how to live it, but the story falls way short of expectations. There are multiple subplots between Michael's friends and Jenna's parents that all are jumbled together on top of Michael and Jenna's own disaster. The story lines are always falling in between each other and never gel; when one couple breaks up, another has a romantic and happy moment. There was no structure to connecting these stories together, and The Last Kiss just becomes a mess as a result. Much of what makes a romantic drama so powerful is the heart behind the characters and their experiences in the movie. Many of scenes in The Last Kiss would show the characters’ emotions coming out in heated arguments and fights, but really never brought out the true heart behind the emotion. In even the most powerful scenes where Michael and Jenna are screaming it out, there was nothing more than repeating, in the actor's tone, the script's lines. This is where the heart needed to really stand out and it simply did not. In turn it changed The Last Kiss from a would-be powerful romantic film into another bland comedy. The Last Kiss was not entirely dissatisfying; it had a number of shining moments. The best three minutes were the last three minutes, overlaid with the warm voice of Coldplay's Christopher Martin and their song “Warning Signs.” This evoked a similar experience to the ending of Donnie Darko and the exhilarating final few minutes where Gary Jules’ “Mad World” brought the movie to an emotional conclusion. Zach Braff's unique comedy also brought some truly genuine moments to film, as did Jacinda Barrett's charm, and often times, anger. Last Word: The Last Kiss doesn't live up to the hype of being the great sequel to Garden State that it's claiming to be. Although there are some truly enjoyable moments, The Last Kiss is generally a mess of stories and lacks the heart that makes a romantic movie so memorable. If you love Zach Braff and his humor, then you just may enjoy it. He's got the quirkiest sense of humor that shows up often and guarantees plenty of giggles. But if you're looking for something to help you overcome your own problems with relationships and life, then it's not worth the ticket price. http://www.firstshowing.net/2006/09/21/the-last-kiss-review/
September 23, 200619 yr Review: The Last Kiss Soundtrack Zach Braff is back with an all new collection of ecclectic indie rock songs on the soundtrack to The Last Kiss In Hollywood, Zach Braff has proved himself a formidable quadruple threat in the areas of acting, writing, directing and Grammy-winning soundtrack producing. In his latest film, The Last Kiss, Braff serves only in two of these roles (acting and soundtrack producing) this time out, but proves a winner in both. The album for The Last Kiss again shows that, like writer/director Cameron Crowe, he has a great ability for promoting distinctly good pop music. The film's story charts a painful passage for several couples at various stages in their relationships, some still fresh, another weathered with age, and the fallout from decisions made in these moments. The album, from Lakeshore Records, opens with the earnest and steady rock of "Chocolate" by Snow Patrol then moves to the gentle acoustics and vocals of Joshua Radin's "Star Mile". Toe-tapping rock returns in the carefree yet ironically titled "Pain Killer" by Turin Brakes while Coldplay's "Warning Sign" is a wonderfully sad, lyrical and introspective offering. Braff himself directed the Cary Brothers in the music video for their song "Ride", a dreamy, engaging tune. In "El Salvador" a grinning, irreverent tone not unlike Beck is achieved in its ambling tempo and uncomplicated instrumentation. The first female artist of the album is Imogen Heap's winning "Hide and Seek," which consists solely of overdubs of her own voice. Rachael Yamagata follows, accompanied by piano and drums, in the sadly sweet "Reason Why". Sparse but pleasant acoustic textures such as guitar, handclaps and strings, then provide support for Ray Lamontagne in "Hold You In My Arms". Unabashed rock returns in the rollicking "Prophecy" by Remy Zero as critical and fan favorite Fiona Apple displays her considerable, soulful talent in "Paper Bag". Other engaging tunes include Aimee Mann's sonorous death knell for love's end, "Today's The Day", the oft-played, infectious "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" by Rufus Wainwright, who's vocals at times resembles Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and the closing, folksy offering by Joshua Radin and Schuyler Fisk, "Paperweight". By now, fans knows whether or not they share the same musical sensibilities as Braff so it's a foregone conclusion that if they enjoyed his selections for Garden State and the two volumes of songs from Scrubs, then The Last Kiss would be another smart find. (Brian McVikar) For more great soundtrack reviews, features and news, go to SountrackNet at soundtrack.net http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/04646820/the_last_kiss_soundtrack.html
October 10, 200619 yr The Last Kiss (2006) - Review The catchy pop ballads found on the soundtrack for Tony Goldwyn's The Last Kiss will break your heart in two. The movie these songs support only wishes it could make such a claim. Back to the music for a minute. Coldplay, Cary Brothers, Fiona Apple, Snow Patrol, and a smattering of other fashionable artists – each handpicked by leading man Zach Braff – croon (and sometimes whine) about infidelity, loss, and life-changing mistakes that target the love of your life. Sample lyrics include, "She's moving on… without you." Sentiments rarely deviate from this norm. It's a nice place to wallow on a rainy afternoon. Braff worked similar musical magic for his directorial debut Garden State. His ear for stirring, soulful melodies earned him a Best Compilation Soundtrack for a Motion Picture Grammy award. But where Braff's Garden mix tape enhanced his quirky and personal little comedy, this new song collection can't lift Goldwyn's somber material from the doldrums. Kiss remakes L’ultimo bacio, an obscure Italian drama about a twentysomething male who confronts a grass-is-always-greener quandary. Braff plays Michael, a likeable guy tentatively entering adulthood but unwilling to relinquish his adolescent freedom. He starts to question his ready-made future once he learns his girlfriend, Jenna (Jacinda Barrett), is pregnant. Bigger problems arise when Michael attracts the eye of sexy college minx Kim (worthy temptress Rachel Bilson), who comes on strong at the wedding reception of a mutual friend. To have such problems, right? Michael's love triangle seems quaint when compared to the troubles of his friends and family. Jenna's mother (Blythe Danner) has fallen out of love with her placid but faithful husband (Tom Wilkinson) and wants to start fresh with someone else. Michael's friends are equally bothered. Chris (Casey Affleck) can't cope with the demands of being a new father. Izzy (Michael Weston) pines for his ex (Marley Shelton) as he contemplates a road trip. And sexual predator Kenny (Eric Christian Olsen) struggles to remember the names of the girls that parade through his bedroom. Vastly overrated Oscar-winner Paul Haggis (Crash) pens the Kiss adaptation but doesn't understand these characters, leaving it up to the actors to flesh out their poorly written roles. Haggis wants to bring everything back to Michael, so he half-develops these fringe players and tacks on forced resolutions to conflicts we never once invested in. The meat of the movie remains with Michael and Jenna, so Braff and Barrett bring boxing gloves. Michael represents a variation of the emotional autopilot that Braff portrayed in Garden State. Where that character drifted through an unsatisfied life hindered by obstacles, this protagonist has disconnected because things are going too well. The actor is mundane when questioning his future and fiery when the film gets around to the inevitable screaming matches between mates. Things get depressing in Kiss. To its credit, the character arc that Michael and Jenna follow stays brutally honest. It just results in heaps of sadness for them and, in turn, us. At least we have to perfect soundtrack to match our mood. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/film.nsf/reviews/thelastkiss2006
December 20, 200619 yr The Last Kiss (2006) The catchy pop ballads found on the soundtrack for Tony Goldwyn's The Last Kiss will break your heart in two. The movie these songs support only wishes it could make such a claim. Back to the music for a minute. Coldplay, Cary Brothers, Fiona Apple, Snow Patrol, and a smattering of other fashionable artists – each handpicked by leading man Zach Braff – croon (and sometimes whine) about infidelity, loss, and life-changing mistakes that target the love of your life. Sample lyrics include, "She's moving on… without you." Sentiments rarely deviate from this norm. It's a nice place to wallow on a rainy afternoon. Braff worked similar musical magic for his directorial debut Garden State. His ear for stirring, soulful melodies earned him a Best Compilation Soundtrack for a Motion Picture Grammy award. But where Braff's Garden mix tape enhanced his quirky and personal little comedy, this new song collection can't lift Goldwyn's somber material from the doldrums. Kiss remakes L’ultimo bacio, an obscure Italian drama about a twentysomething male who confronts a grass-is-always-greener quandary. Braff plays Michael, a likeable guy tentatively entering adulthood but unwilling to relinquish his adolescent freedom. He starts to question his ready-made future once he learns his girlfriend, Jenna (Jacinda Barrett), is pregnant. Bigger problems arise when Michael attracts the eye of sexy college minx Kim (worthy temptress Rachel Bilson), who comes on strong at the wedding reception of a mutual friend. To have such problems, right? Michael's love triangle seems quaint when compared to the troubles of his friends and family. Jenna's mother (Blythe Danner) has fallen out of love with her placid but faithful husband (Tom Wilkinson) and wants to start fresh with someone else. Michael's friends are equally bothered. Chris (Casey Affleck) can't cope with the demands of being a new father. Izzy (Michael Weston) pines for his ex (Marley Shelton) as he contemplates a road trip. And sexual predator Kenny (Eric Christian Olsen) struggles to remember the names of the girls that parade through his bedroom. Vastly overrated Oscar-winner Paul Haggis (Crash) pens the Kiss adaptation but doesn't understand these characters, leaving it up to the actors to flesh out their poorly written roles. Haggis wants to bring everything back to Michael, so he half-develops these fringe players and tacks on forced resolutions to conflicts we never once invested in. The meat of the movie remains with Michael and Jenna, so Braff and Barrett bring boxing gloves. Michael represents a variation of the emotional autopilot that Braff portrayed in Garden State. Where that character drifted through an unsatisfied life hindered by obstacles, this protagonist has disconnected because things are going too well. The actor is mundane when questioning his future and fiery when the film gets around to the inevitable screaming matches between mates. Things get depressing in Kiss. To its credit, the character arc that Michael and Jenna follow stays brutally honest. It just results in heaps of sadness for them and, in turn, us. At least we have to perfect soundtrack to match our mood. The DVD includes two commentary tracks, deleted scenes (including two alternate endings), a gag reel, numerous behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more. http://filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/0/0E79F0E6175155EB882571E60070D505/?OpenDocument
December 20, 200619 yr this has to be one of my favourite soundtracks at the moment, coming a close 2nd to the Garden State soundtrack (if you have not heard this soundtrack, it is a must!)
December 20, 200619 yr they have chosen a very good song like warning sign for the movie... the song is great...and one of my favorite songs too....:) in the 'a rush...' album.
December 20, 200619 yr Hmm..Well Blythe Danner is in it. Maybe she had something to do with it ;) I doubt it, Zach Braff himself is a huge Coldplay fan, so Blythe's recommendation probably wasn't even necessary :P
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