Director Gabriele Muccino has a burgeoning reputation in Italy... Unfortunately it is this -- his flaccid third effort -- that has made its way into UK cinemas.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 18, 2019

Repackages messy human dilemmas into something neat, tidy and oh-so-manipulatively inspiring.

| Original Score: C- | Sep 10, 2006

...the viewer is unable to forge any kind of an emotional connection to these people.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 11, 2006

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 1, 2006

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 7, 2004

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 7, 2004

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 16, 2004

Writer-director Muccino keeps things very energetic, with fluid and complicated camera work capturing people who are bursting with personality.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 12, 2003

Leave it to those crazy Italians to make a light, breezy, stylish, romantic comedy that is not a whit light, breezy, stylish, romantic, or funny.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Nov 26, 2003

The film skates by on charm, wit and a firm belief that commitment is always the best choice.

Full Review | Nov 5, 2003

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 10, 2003

[The film] tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end, it's impossible to ascertain whether the film is, at its core, deeply pessimistic or quietly hopeful.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 19, 2003

The vigorous, unsubtle acting provides consistent pleasure, once you stop expecting it to seem realistic.

| Feb 14, 2003

Makes a good chick flick for guys who want to appear artsy by taking their date to a foreign language film.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2002

There's a lot more going on here than appears on the surface.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 6, 2002

There is a racy emotionalism to the film, an almost Almodovaresque heat that is complemented by Muccino's at-times dazzling technique...

Full Review | Original Score: B | Nov 25, 2002

Although it gives us more characters than we can easily keep count of, it's hard to care about any of them.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 8, 2002

The lively appeal of The Last Kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Nov 4, 2002

The film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- Muccino either doesn't notice when his story ends or just can't tear himself away from the characters -- but it's smooth and professional.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 28, 2002