I can remember renting 'Never Been Kissed' when it first came out on video and being absolutely bored with it as I watched it. Then it finally made its way onto cable, I saw it again, and I liked what I saw for some reason.
While this movie is meant to be a comedy, I kind of had a hard time of actually categorizing it as that. I don't think it was funny at all (there were a few scenes here and there), but it's basically just a cute, fun film.
I'm not a big Drew Barrymore fan but I keep finding myself watching her films. I don't know, I guess she's just one of those actresses who grows on me as time goes on. Anyway, Barrymore is pretty good in this role. Plus, she's the executive producer, so I guess she can't be all bad. David Arquette has a minor role even though he is listed second in the credits. I thought he had a small role but apparently it wasn't that small. He's goofy, he's crazy, he's wild, he's just being himself. And though normally I would find somebody of his character to be extremely annoying, I admit that I like him. I've liked him for a while now. Best thing about this movie? Michael Vartan. Oh, I could watch him for hours. I absolutely adore him. He does a decent job in this film; nothing great, but it's Michael Vartan, so how can I say something bad about his performance? Minor roles are filled by Molly Shannon whom I've grown fond of over the years no matter how much she tries to irritate me, Leelee Sobieski, who for some unknown reason was cast as a geek, Jeremy Jordan, who is quite good (I've seen him in one other film and he was good in that too), and John C. Reilly, who is in an unbelievably small role yet still manages to bring a smile to my face. The cast overall is good.
The plot is different and that's what I like to see. Hollywood is starting to run out of ideas. It's simple and somewhat short, so I don't have a problem with that.
'Never Been Kissed' is basically a cute film that has an interesting outline and a good cast. Did I mention that Michael Vartan is in this? Though it took me some time to actually like it, I now find it to be simply a fun film to watch every now and again.
While this movie is meant to be a comedy, I kind of had a hard time of actually categorizing it as that. I don't think it was funny at all (there were a few scenes here and there), but it's basically just a cute, fun film.
I'm not a big Drew Barrymore fan but I keep finding myself watching her films. I don't know, I guess she's just one of those actresses who grows on me as time goes on. Anyway, Barrymore is pretty good in this role. Plus, she's the executive producer, so I guess she can't be all bad. David Arquette has a minor role even though he is listed second in the credits. I thought he had a small role but apparently it wasn't that small. He's goofy, he's crazy, he's wild, he's just being himself. And though normally I would find somebody of his character to be extremely annoying, I admit that I like him. I've liked him for a while now. Best thing about this movie? Michael Vartan. Oh, I could watch him for hours. I absolutely adore him. He does a decent job in this film; nothing great, but it's Michael Vartan, so how can I say something bad about his performance? Minor roles are filled by Molly Shannon whom I've grown fond of over the years no matter how much she tries to irritate me, Leelee Sobieski, who for some unknown reason was cast as a geek, Jeremy Jordan, who is quite good (I've seen him in one other film and he was good in that too), and John C. Reilly, who is in an unbelievably small role yet still manages to bring a smile to my face. The cast overall is good.
The plot is different and that's what I like to see. Hollywood is starting to run out of ideas. It's simple and somewhat short, so I don't have a problem with that.
'Never Been Kissed' is basically a cute film that has an interesting outline and a good cast. Did I mention that Michael Vartan is in this? Though it took me some time to actually like it, I now find it to be simply a fun film to watch every now and again.