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List Price: $29.95 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 50638
Released: April 24, 2001 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A fourteen year old boy spends his summer in Queens with his binoculars, trying to catch an adult couple in the act of physical love.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 24-APR-2001
Media Type: DVD
Just Looking Reviews:
SUMMER OF 42 meets THE WONDER YEARS 
2007-03-23 - Oh yes, reminds me of my youth, reading those 8 pagers and Playboy. This is one of my favorites. Ryan is outstanding. I wonder what else he has done. I was expecting a PORKYS type movie, but was surprised by the quality and realism. Usually I don't like profanity, but it is absolutely required in this movie. I was thinking. Ryan was asked by another male kid to join a sex club. The only other members were two girls. I don't know about you, but if I was the other kid, why would I want another male to move in on the two girls. Two females and me: that's my kind of sex club!
GRETCHEN MOL WOW!
2004-12-11 - It is an great coming-of-age film by Jason Alexander. It reminded me of growing up in the same era and having an unrequieted crush on a knock-down-gorgeous model 10 years my senior. Alexander handled the perinnial exploration of sexuality by budding teenagers with humor, sensitivity and a wise director's tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek. If you can find it just seeing Gretchen Mol in capri pants and less is worth whatever price you pay for it. Also the color was excellent. If you cannot find it and have DISH or cable sometimes it comes up on the Independent Film Channel, sans commercials.
very trouching movie
2002-12-26 - like other reviews have said, i caught this while skimming through the movie channels. unfortunately, i didn't get to see the beginning - i just caught on that the movie was about this kid wanting to know about sex. that just sparked my attention, but the story line of the movie itself drew me in.
it's a wonderful movie with great acting, especially for the part of lenny. the movie touches on some subjects that some people could consider "disturbing", but we all know thats a part of life and part of learning about the birds and the bees. some aspects just take you by surprise.
definately would keep true to the guidelines of the R rating, though. if youre past youre awkward pubity years, this movie will definately take you back to how you were feeling back then.
This is a funny movie....about family, new beginings and sex
2002-08-29 - I first saw this movie when i saw skimming thru the movie channels bored out of mind when I came across the movie Just looking starring Ryan Merriman who plays the title role lenny and what surprised me it's directed by jason alexander. I am glad i watched it. from beginning to end i was giggling and laughing.
This movie is set in the 50's. It's about lenny a 14 kid who has alot of questions about the opposite sex you know the normal stuff kissing, love, marriage but who am i kidding he's a kid in america he's curious about sex! But don't let me turn you off of this movie this is a heartwarming film as well it touches on subjects as sex and the difficulties of married life and family.
But all in all this movie a great and funny film and a movie i think anyone will enjoy.
Charming coming of age film? I think not. 
2002-05-12 - The first ten minutes of "Just Looking" really dictates the direction most of this movie takes. Lenny (Ryan Merriman) is a 14 year old boy living in New York in the '50s. He has a burning desire to see two people have sex. Who are the best people he has in mind? Well, his own mom and stepfather of course! How pleasant. Unfortunately for Lenny, he is caught before he sees anything and is sent away for the summer to stay with his uncle and his uncle's wife.
Lenny's next plan is to see his uncle and his wife have sex. However, the wife is quite pregnant and they aren't currently sleeping together. Then Lenny makes a new friend. Him and his buddy spend most of their free time hanging around a couple of girls. They have a little club where all they do is sit around and talk about sex. The problem is...it's not done in an innocent, charming 1950's sort of way. I am no prude by ANY means, but I found it rather disturbing listening to these kids talk about stuff which I am not even allowed to repeat here due to Amazon's guidelines. It may work in a movie like "Kids" (1995) but in this film it just seems perverted.
Gretchen Mol is utterly wasted here as Hedy, a former bra model who becomes the object of Lenny's carnal desires. Jason Alexander needs to stay as far away from the director's chair as possible. "For Better Or Worse" (1996) was awful and now this. What a waste.
