The Last Kiss
Miramax Home Entertainment

- ThA sweet, saucy Italian comedy about a group of male friends who are prolonging their youth by resisting commitments and marriage is charming but also very familiar. Carlo's live-in-girlfriend is pregnant and on the eve of one friends impending nuptials, he's suddenly infatuated with a 17-year-old high school girl. While one friend mourns his father's death and another beds every female in his path, Carlo thinks he wants to feel love with a sexy, wild abandonment until he's dumped by his longtime love. Reality and the consequence of his thoughtless actions force him and his friends to make choices about their lives. This cast of attractive Italian actors makes a delicious sight even though their plight is routine stuff. Funny and heart-warming but nothing special! It's a shame the disc doesn't include a behind-the scenes featurette or look at Italian romance for american viewers.

Gerry
Miramax Home Entertainment

- This is one of the strangest films that I've ever seen and even though acclaimed director Gus Van Sant who made "Good Will Hunting" and "Finding Forrester," it is an acquired taste. A hit with lovers of Indie art films this long journey about two friends (Matt Damon and Casey Affleck) who get lost in the desert is rather boring. Obviously, the journey tests their friendship and their personal strength but a 103 minute film where two people say very little and grow thirstier and angrier isn't very entertaining. Shot in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and wide screen, the Utah countryside is a beautiful glorious sight. The only bonus feature, an early morning set visit of the shoot confirms this fact. Hard-core Indie film fans may love this movie but this reviewer did not.

God, Sex & Apple Pie
Miramax Home Entertainment

- When a group of friends meet for their annual summer weekend, they confront individual problems which will definitely affect their relationships. This light-hearted, erotic romp is thinly plotted and sweet with an attractive unknown cast of actors. The chief problem is that adultery, deception and public scandal is revealed in routine flashbacks and there are no real profound moments or performances. A festival favorite, "God, Sex & Apple Pie" is mostly forgettable.

Edited by Veronica Mixon
images courtesy of Walt Disney and Pixar.

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