The Last Kiss [DVD]

• PAL

Product Description Michael (Zach Braff) is about to turn 30 and everything’s going well in his life. He has a great job, a close-knit group of friends and is living with the girl of his dreams who’s expecting his child. But when he meets Kim (Rachel Bilson), a young college student, he starts to doubt where his life is going. Watching friends’ relationships crumble around him, Michael is forced to choose between what everyone says he should do and what may be his last chance for excitement. From Oscar-nominated screenwriter Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby) comes a film about love, fidelity and growing up. Zach Braff (Garden State) heads an all-star ensemble cast that includes Jacinda Barrett (Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason), Casey Affleck (Ocean’s 11) and Rachel Bilson (The O.C.). Amazon.co.uk Review Hankies at the ready: the young and pretty ensemble cast of The Last Kiss are about to find out, all too realistically, that grown-up relationships are hard work. Based on an Italian film, The Last Kiss follows a young couple, their friends and their family as they each struggle to come to terms with their lives and relationships-–a difficulty compounded by the realisation that they may already have enjoyed their final first kiss. Hence the title. The excellent soundtrack, hand selected by star Zach Braff, complements the drama perfectly. It also evokes 2004’s Garden State, though fans looking for a recreation of that movie’s naïve charm may be disappointed: The Last Kiss is rather more downbeat. It’s also more adult; the sheen of youthful optimism has been rubbed off, replaced with a painful observation that sometimes, life just isn’t easy. Zach Braff-completists should make sure their Scrubs collections are up to date before picking this up; his character in The Last Kiss isn’t as cute and cuddly as his previous incarnations. And be warned if you’re looking for a light and fluffy comedy: despite appearances, this is not the movie for you. It’s worth a look, but only once you’ve had a chance to stock up on tissues.--Sarah Dobbs