Kiss Me, Stupid (re-release)

Lopert Pictures Corporation | Release Date: June 21, 2002

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Ratings

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SteveO.Nov 17, 2007

Wilder and Diamond's sour and heavy-handed misanthropy turn what's meant to be a delightful sex farce, a la Lubitsch, into one of the great director's worst misfires. Crass rather than witty, smutty rather than sexy, Wilder and Diamond's sour and heavy-handed misanthropy turn what's meant to be a delightful sex farce, a la Lubitsch, into one of the great director's worst misfires. Crass rather than witty, smutty rather than sexy, mean-spirited rather than satirical, KISS ME STUPID fails on almost every level. Walston tries, but can't make the hero anything but irritating and repellent. The women's roles are thankless and degrading. Wilder is said to have posted a sign over his desk: "What would Lubitsch do?" Well, he certainly wouldn't have done THIS. Lubitsch's brilliant sex comedies were always warm and affectionate, even at their most trenchant. He loved his adulterers and cuckolds and made us love them too. Wilder and Diamond seem to hate every character in this story; the film oozes contempt. Don't let anyone fool you into thinking this is a neglected masterpiece. I've read in later years Wilder disowned this misogynistic misstep -- he was right to do so.… Expand

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