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| Never Been Kissed [1999] | ![Never Been Kissed [1999]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518T3D3F39L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Raja Gosnell
Actors: Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (34 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2527
Format: Pal, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 103 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5039036002851
ASIN: B00004SC89
Release Date: June 19, 2000
Theatrical Release Date: April 9, 1999
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Amazon.co.uk 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 cliched 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, Amazon.com --This text refers to the VHS edition of this video
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Cute! August 25, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Nice easy to watch film, passes the time and a bit more. Drew Barrymore, I find, is sweet and appealing as an actress but never too much, can usually enjoy watching her, and that is the case here too. She carries the film along, and David Arquette is good fun as her brother. Enjoyable and with a happy ending but not too sweet, just.
 This Movie Rocks my Socks July 12, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Well the first time I ever watched this movie, was one day I was flicking through the channels when my dad cam in and decided to watch something else! I then went into the room and turned the tv on! This movie caught my eye and really grabbed me! I didn't want to move! I had never heard or seen anything about this film before so it was a first
The storyline is soo unique and original, it is unbelievable! It is a mix of teen, romantic and comedy all in the one movie! The storyline realy suits the actors that play the characters!
The actors along with the storline rocks and really gives the storyline an extra flavour!
I would reccomend you buy this because once you have watched it once you will want to watch it again and again
 Great! December 17, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I reccomend anyone that loves comedies to watch this! I am not a big fan of comedies, but this is really great! If you disliked american pie, don't hesitate to watch this, as it is much better!
A chic flick comedy with some funny parts to it. Drew really rocks in this!
A thirteen year old girls first ever review April 1, 2006
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
A very romatic film. This DVD is the best I've ever seen. I could watch it over and over again and never get bored of it. I really loved the characters and the story. I would recommend it and have done so to all my friends.
Worth Watching! February 23, 2006
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Though the plot is not terribly original - a girl who was a geek in high school wanting to be one of the cool girls, falling in love with her teacher, there is enough to this film to make it worth watching.Drew Barrymore plays Josie, sent back to high school, undercover, to do a report on today's youth. She desperately wants to do well, as this is the big chance she has been waiting for. It's not that easy, though. When she was an actual high school student, she was far from popular. Now, on return, it all seems to go the very same way. She requests the help of her brother, whose wish it has always been to be part of a football team. Everyone immediately loves him, and by pretending to have been Josie's boyfriend and still being crushed that it wasn't meant to be, she slowly becomes accepted. Except... there is that really cute teacher, who thinks she is a teenager and thus out of his reach... This film is sweet and I genuinly cared for Drew's character, sometimes cringing on her behalf. And the end scene... I so wanted it to go well! Yes, it is predictable, yes, it is another film set in an American High School and yes, the storyline on the whole isn't amazingly original. But it's done well and it is one of those lovely feel-good movies.
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