The Last kiss Review

The Last Kiss

Zach Braff (Garden State, Scrubs) heads an all-star ensemble cast in this warm-hearted comedy drama by Academy Award winning screenwriter Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby). Starring Jacinda Barrett (Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason), Casey Affleck (Ocean’s 11) and Rachel Bilson (The O.C), The Last Kiss charts the emotional awakening of a close-knit group of college friends as they reach a crossroads in their lives. Michael (Braff) is about to turn 30 and from the outside life seems perfect: he has a fantastic job, a great group of friends and is living with the girl of his dreams, but when he meets Kim (Bilson), a free-spirited college student, he begins to doubt his readiness to cross the line between young adulthood and the rest of his life.

What We Thought

The Last Kiss is a film that I had been eagerly awaiting for a long time now, after having interviewed Zach Braff’s brother Joshua Braff a while ago about his career as a writer I have become a huge fan of both Zach and Josh’s work

and couldn’t wait to see how this movie turned out.

It was great to see Zach take on a more serious and in depth role to that of JD in Scrubs, and I think that his real talent as a leading man shone through with a gutsy and captivating performance. The chemistry between Zach and both of his love interests in the movie was really intense, I enjoyed seeing Rachel Bilson in this role as those who have had her ‘Typecast’ as ‘Summer’ from The OC have been proven well and truly wrong by her strong and genuinely impressive character Kim.
Jacinda Barrett had some of the most fantastic scenes in this movie (Mainly the argument scenes between her and Michael) and she managed to convey exactly the right balance of emotion and anger throughout. I found that some of Michael’s friend’s characters were a little annoying after a while but as far as the main plotline and actors involved were concerned I cannot fault this film. It is simple and honest, but at the same time wonderfully complex in the issues it focuses on. I would highly recommend that you check out the last kiss for yourself; it is available to buy from 12th February.

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