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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 46096
Released: October 26, 1999 |
| Our Price: $6.89 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Let's get this straight: Drew Barrymore started a production company to develop original scripts outside of Hollywood and the first project she chose to produce was this, a romantic comedy written by USC grads Abby Kohn and Mark Silverstein about a nerdy, virginal woman who returns to high school as an undercover reporter, finally gets to be popular, and falls in love. And Barrymore decided, as producer, that the perfect actress to play this virtuous, clean-cut, and downright annoying geek would be... Drew Barrymore? It's hard to believe that after The Wedding Singer Barrymore's not getting enough dopey, formulaic, predictable romantic comedies coming across her desk. The complete inability to buy Barrymore as unattractive, awkward, and unpopular ruins Never Been Kissed from the start, but it's doubtful a better actress could have saved it. The jokes fall flat, the romance between Barrymore and her English teacher (played by Michael Vartan) lacks chemistry, and the portrayals of high school and the newspaper newsroom is clichéd and uninspired (big surprise here: the director, Raja Gosnell, previously made Home Alone 3). Gosnell can't even give the gifted character actor, John C. Reilly, anything to do. Only David Arquette, who plays Barrymore's out-of-control brother, brings any energy to the film. --Dave McCoy
Never Been Kissed Reviews:
Great Movie 
2008-06-13 - If you like happy ever after, this is a great movie. Drew Barrymore is a wonderful fit. Received it very quickly after ordering. Very satisfied.
I LoveTHIS MOVIE!!!!
2008-05-29 - This movie resonated with me for many reasons, first of all it came out in 1999, also my senior year in high school. I was just like Josie, very awkward and hopelessly in love with my crush! I completely related to the plot and especially the ending when Josie writes about all the different types of people in high school and how true it is! You can not miss this!
Wonderful Romantic Comedy
2008-04-10 - Michael Vartan is gorgeous and Drew Barrymore (all dressed up) look great together.
The characters are funny. The plot is interesting. The ending is charming. Who could ask for more :)
Jessica Alba's in this too, so young and pretty!
Never Been Kissed
2008-03-30 - I have never been a huge Drew Barrymore fan, but this movie changed my opinion of her somewhat. She plays Josie Gellar a painfully shy editor for the Chicago Sun Times, and through a comedy of errors, ends up being appointed as an undercover reporter at a local high school. This film switches back and forth between the past and present as we see Josie try to fit in with the students. She was shy and tortured by her peers the first time around which left her with some pretty deep scars. As she comes to terms with her life from the past and present, her biggest story ends up being of that struggle.
A perfect example of what is wrong with our society 
2008-03-05 - After having the misfortune of watching this movie i was surprised at how many people liked it. This movie gives a horrible message to any young person watching. the main character (Drew Barrymore, who is not sexy enough or talented enough to have a movie) is a reporter who sacrifices her career for popularity.
The message is as horrible as the acting. She prefers to be a victim of the judgment of teenagers and keep a fantasy view of romance (never happens in real life) rather than maintain her professionalism or advance her life. any mature adult watching the movie should see the immaturity of the main character, her failure to move past her primitive teenage instincts. It proves women are too emotional for professional positions in lucrative careers and are too stupid to move past high school. While there is no problem with a movie about a girl who goes back to high school, elevating her for doing so is appalling and shows that the character has de-matured and fallen into a world of fantasy.
It was painful for me to watch this as it was not comedic or effective in sparking emotion for me to reccommend to anyone. This is perhaps the worst movie i have ever seen and if you feel otherwise, you probably have the maturity of a child.
