Richard
Propes' Comment
I loved
this unexpected indie hit...it's romantic,
funny, insightful and touching. Westfeldt and
Juergensen, who also co-wrote the script, have a
wonderful chemistry. I laughed when I saw TC's
"Seinfeld" reference, but I can sure see where
he's coming from on this one.
Jacob
Hall's Comment
"Kissing Jessica Stein" is a romantic comedy,
but it just so happens to be a romantic comedy
that is original, funny, inventive, and well
shot. It does follow the same basic romantic
comedy formula, but it does so uniquely.
The story is about Jessica Stein (Jennifer
Westfeldt) a nuerotic woman who can't find the
right man, and Helen (Heather Juergensen), a
woman who wants to experiment with members of
the same sex. Soon, these two get in a
relationship, a bumpy one, of course.
"Kissing Jessica Stein" is a nice little indie
film with some subtle, but noticeably excellent
cinematography, and extremely likable
characters. I must say that it becomes rather
unpredictable toward the end, but sadly, most of
the film is obvious from the get-go. Still, this
is one of the better romantic comedies out
there.
