“Drew gives life to an otherwise cheezy flik” Drew Barrymore plays Josie Geller, a nerdy journalist for the Chicago Sun, who’s `never been kissed’
As part of a writing assignment she must return to her own school, where she was ostracized and tormented as `Josie Grosie’
Now she was well made up to look the part when she plays her role back in high school (the first time), but seeing her in the truck where she is organizing the sound system, with the sound man, to organize the sound wiring for her assignment, blond, beautiful and very fetching in tight blue jeans showing her sexy buxom figure to such great effect, it is impossible to believe she is the same person.
It’s a cheesy story, and a predictable story line, and only Drew’s acting makes it worth seeing. By the way, I think Drew always looks best blonde-she should keep it that way.
Product Description In this hilarious, heartwarming comedy, Drew Barrymore shines as a budding journalist who’s determined to go from ‘geek’ to ‘chic’ when she is sent back to high school on her first undercover assignment to lern about today’s teens. At first, Josie is thrilled with the opportunity until she remembers her nickname from years ago: “Josie Grossie!” Can a former clueless nerd navigate the hallways of high school without trippin over her own feet? 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 clich¨¦d 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 |
|||||
|
Good movie!  This is a pretty good movie that’s both funny and romantic. I give it five stars because not only was it entertaining but Drew Barrymore is one of my favorite actresses!… A Fantastic Romantic Comedy A modern classic comedy While researching this high school expose, Josie has painful flashbacks as she witnesses how kids treat each other. (That a woman as pretty as Drew Barrymore would be willing to look as bad as she possibly can is sheer dedication to her art!) Through her brother’s influence on the popular kids (he earns coolness points as a local baseball phenomenon), Josie gets inducted to the alpha crowd and unwittingly slights her “uncool” (second-time around) high school friends. Josie enjoys her English class and surprises her teacher, uber-handsome Sam Coulson, with her love for words and knowledge on the subject. Meanwhile, the Sun eavesdrops on Josie and her high school adventures. Sam (Michael Vartan), is noplussed by Josie’s maturity yet apparent youth. When he learns that Josie is an undercover reporter, he becomes hurt and angry. Josie tries to apologize through the very tabloid that brought on her trouble–and readers anxiously await to see if Sam will meet Josie in a baseball stadium to deliver her first kiss before the appointed time. (Let me interject my two cents here: Michael Vartan is hot…he has my ideal body type, sigh…I was writhing with jealousy during the kissing scene!) This movie is hilarious and well-written. It’s been accused of being formulaic, but so what? It has a good message and is very funny. My friends and I never tire of watching this movie, and the expression, “Josie Grossie” has taken on a life of its own. When we show pictures from our childhood to each other, we often qualify them as, “This picture was taken from my Josie Grossie years.” (You know, glasses, braces, bad hair, the works…) Or, even in our grown-up years, we’ll tell each other if we’re feeling particularly Josie Grossie on a given day. … |
|||||
2 Comments until now
Why?
This is a completely ridiculous and unrealistic movie. Josie, at 25, is still not over the fact that she was unpopular in high school, and whines for the entire movie. It’s unclear why any one likes her, espesially her teacher. It’s also hard to get over the fact that the teacher, beleiving that she is in high school, makes no attempt to hide his feelings. The final scenes tie nothing together and the issue of her betrail is not delt with. Never Been Kissed isn’t good as a silly unbeleivable comedy; it’s both painful to watch and devoid of any redeaming qualities in its content.
Just Plain Fun!
This is a very cute romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore. A former nerd is forced to go back to highschool as an undercover reporter and relive the traumas of her youth. Predictably, she discovers more about herself than she does about any story and along the way she finds love in a most unexpected place. This movie isn’t too deep or that thought provoking, but it is a modern day ‘fairy tale’ with a happy ending that will leave you feeling good. Recommended for anyone that enjoys romantic comedies and a positive, feel-good movie.
Add your Comment!