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Loren King, Boston Globe: More than anything else, Kissing Jessica Stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre, which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake Sleepless in Seattle again and again. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: It's the best romantic comedy I've seen in a long time. Read more
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune: The good news for Jessica and the rest of us is that Kissing Jessica Stein delivers that rare combination of winning traits. Read more
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: ... amusing but extremely derivative ... Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: A sweet-yet-subtle romantic comedy that seduces you more with humor and compassion than with its kinky premise. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: The cast is wonderful and the story is commendably free of the sectarian us-versus-them tone of many romantic gay movies. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: So irresistibly funny and likable that its lack of depth is easily forgiven. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Venturesome yet unthreatening, this movie is box-office smart enough to seem cutting-edge without ever drawing blood. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: ... for an American film it is a groundbreaker in exploring the realm of sexual fluidity, and it does so with wit, wisdom and in a completely entertaining fashion. Read more
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Westfeldt and Juergensen are both appealing actresses. Read more
Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Funny, cute and slightly subversive. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: ... if I waver in my enthusiasm, less than easily charmed by a movie trying so cheerfully to entertain, it's because Kissing Jessica Stein is all too content to be a comedy of surfaces and stereotypes. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: The script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar. Read more
David Ansen, Newsweek: Director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld's movie knows what it wants, what its limits are, and delivers its delights accordingly. Read more
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: It all works on the level of a sprightly sitcom: lesbianism for the Lucy-and-Ethel crowd. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: What makes the film break the relatively new gay-film formula is the wit and charm of the two actresses, who have written themselves some sparkling lines. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Without resorting to hyperbole, I can state that Kissing Jessica Stein may be the best same-sex romance I have seen. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: What makes the movie a comedy is the way it avoids the more serious emotions involved. Read more
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: Charming and witty, it's also somewhat clumsy. Read more
Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star: Kissing Jessica Stein is your standard romantic comedy, only better: Twice the chicks and half the guys. Read more
Time Out: Westfeldt and Juergensen's wordy script tries for both mainstream and offbeat, but gets lost in between. Read more
Leslie Camhi, Village Voice: Laugh-out-loud lines, adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances, and sparkling, bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma. Read more
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: It's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful, all at once. Read more