The Last Kiss

This movie is strange to me. It is up front with what it is, and where it is most definitely gonna go. What gets me is the content. Infidelity. Is it still infidelity if the couple in question are unmarried? I think it may just be cheating, but nonetheless, betrayal is involved. So, Michael (Zach Braff) is perfectly happy with his life. He has a lovely girlfriend of three years, and their intentions are all laid out. They do want to get married. They do want children. What they don't want is what everyone else has. Problems. PLURAL!! They don't know anyone without problems. Their closest friends to family members. None of them have the secret to awesome marriage. This bothers Michael and thrusts him into the fear. He wonders if this is all to life. You get married, have kids, resent each other, and end up in a bitter situation affecting the lives of your kids. This gets him a bit sidetracked with the "plan". He has one friend that has a controlling wife that is just hard to watch. Then  he has one friend who just messes around. He is not either of those and his chick is awesome. While at a wedding, he meets a young HOT college girl (Rachel Bilson) that seems to be into him. He doesn't care. A little playful banter, and some harmless flirting turns into something that should not be. The title may make you think it is as innocent as a kiss, but in fact it is an all out one night affair...That he immediatley regrets. The worse part of his indescretion? His Fiance is pregnant. He comes clean, but she is having none of it, hence the porch picture above. The interesting thing to me is how much we pull for this jackass to get his life back. He is the nicest guy minus his EF up that is. He then has to spend the remainder of his time groveling while apologizing and keeping psycho college girl away from him. The speech her Father (Tom Wilkinson) gives him on her front porch is absolutely brilliant. You may think he would be pissed Michael could hurt his little girl. That's not what we get at all. It's more of a man to man with loads of understanding. I really enjoy this film even though I don't condone the actions of our leading man. We as an audience pull for Michael. As strange as it sounds, we want him to win...in a way. Not in the way of "have your cake and eat it too", but you truly feel his remorse. We want a happy ending, but being an indi film, anything is possible. I also want to add that Zach Braff should be a leading man in the industry. He has really only been cast in Indi films, which is great, I mean, Look at Joseph Gordon Levitt. He started that way, and now with Inception and The Dark Knight Rises he made it. I just wish that Braff could add to his Garden State (Brilliant) and The Last Kiss resume'.

NBM rates The Last Kiss - Awesome