Kissing Jessica Stein

USA 2002, 96 minutes
Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
English
Rating: [M]
Genres: Comedy / Romance, Lesbian

Feat. Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Jurgensen

Aroview: After a series of ‘straight’ failures, straight-laced Jessica Stein dabbles with same-sex romance and finds a twisted kind of happiness with a flamboyant art-curator.

Performing their own script, newcomers Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Jourgensen put a gay spin on the romantic pig-in-the-middle formula and find an amiable, contemporary Manhattan comedy, which despite slightly flat direction and unpolished performances, holds plenty of appeal to both mainstream and niche audiences.

NZ International Film Festival 2002