I only watched this film because it takes place in Madison, WI, where I lived for a couple of years a while back. I was surprised to find a pretty good film. Zach Braff plays a man nearing 30 whose girlfriend is newly pregnant. Feeling trapped, he is easily seduced by a 20 year-old girl who throws herself at him. Meanwhile, his three best friends face the crises that come with that age. I thought the characters and situations were very well observed, and the acting was quite good. Casey Affleck in particular is great as the married friend with a 1 year-old who's starting to think that it might be for the best if he and his wife split up. My only real problem is with Braff's girlfriend's parents, played by Blythe Danner and Tom Wilkinson, who are having marital problems themselves. That subplot is poorly developed and poorly integrated into the rest of the film, and Danner overperforms her role terribly. Is it just me, or does she seem pickled drunk in every movie she's in? Must be me. The movie is a remake of a 2001 Italian drama of the same name, which I haven't seen.
Review of The Last Kiss
