
Manhattan. Halley loves Dag, a philanderer who claims he's reformed. Peter, Dag's best friend, loves Rebecca, a suicidal dancer who sleeps around without Peter's knowing. When Halley and Peter learn that Dag and Rebecca have slept together (it started with just a kiss), Halley leaves Dag, and Peter is wounded. In their suffering, Halley meets Andre, a cellist; Peter meets Colleen, Andre's wife; and, a remorseful Dag meets Paula, an edgy waitress with a crush on Peter. Couplin... (Full plot summary below)
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Manhattan. Halley loves Dag, a philanderer who claims he's reformed. Peter, Dag's best friend, loves Rebecca, a suicidal dancer who sleeps around without Peter's knowing. When Halley and Peter learn that Dag and Rebecca have slept together (it started with just a kiss), Halley leaves Dag, and Peter is wounded. In their suffering, Halley meets Andre, a cellist; Peter meets Colleen, Andre's wife; and, a remorseful Dag meets Paula, an edgy waitress with a crush on Peter. Couplings follow; then, several characters end up in hospital. Paula becomes an avenging angel, and Peter may be her next victim. Is there any way these relationships can be set right? Can we go back to that kiss?
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| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldFirst-time director Fisher Stevens has a flair for dialogue comedy, the film operates nicely off the element of surprise, and the large cast is solid -- especially Marisa Tomei, who in an extended cameo as a merry dominatrix rarely has been more convincing. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA dismally unfunny clunker...Do yourself a favor and just kiss it off. |
| Chicago TribuneRobert K. ElderMarisa Tomei turns in a blitzkrieg performance. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansAn imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie. |
| New TimesLuke Y. ThompsonGets everything wrong, starting with a title that indicates a somewhat innocent romantic transgression. |
| VarietyKen EisnerThe helming debut of thesp Fisher Stevens, who mixes swell ensemble acting with eye-popping animation for a witch's brew of good sex, bad timing and very funny dialogue. |
| The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe film's moralistic streak leaves a sour taste, especially because its battle of the sexes is so wildly off-balance. |
| Journal News (Westchester, NY)Marshall FineWitty and often surprising, a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy. |
| Film Journal InternationalShirley SealyFun, flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThis small-scale film isn't for all tastes. But veterans of the dating wars will smirk uneasily at the film's nightmare versions of everyday sex-in-the-city misadventures. |