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Kissing Jessica Stein

When it comes to love, sometimes she just can't think straight.

2002 · 1h 37m · R Comedy
Directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld

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Overview

Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething art gallerist.

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83%
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Fresh

The cast is wonderful and the story is commendably free of the sectarian us-versus-them tone of many romantic gay movies.

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld's movie knows what it wants, what its limits are, and delivers its delights accordingly.

David Ansen, Newsweek
Fresh

Pure pleasure.

Lael Loewenstein, Variety
Fresh

Westfeldt and Juergensen are both appealing actresses.

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
Fresh

Venturesome yet unthreatening, this movie is box-office smart enough to seem cutting-edge without ever drawing blood.

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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