Variety
Thanks to a magnetic cast and intelligent adaptation, “Prelude to a Kiss” has made a solid transfer from stage to screen.
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Prelude to a Kiss
Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan lead this 1992 fantasy romance following a couple from their first meeting to their wedding day. However, everything changes when the bride comes into contact with an elderly man. Co-stars screen legends Ned Beatty and Kathy Bates.
1992Rating: PG, Adult themes105 minsUSA
ComedyFantasyRomance
- Director:
- Norman René ('Longtime Companion', 'Reckless')
- Writer:
- Craig Lucas
- Cast:
- Meg RyanAlec BaldwinNed BeattyKathy Bates
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Entertainment Weekly
Prelude to a Kiss is squishy yet blah. It teaches the characters a lesson they don’t need to learn.
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The Washington Post
In "Prelude to a Kiss," the prelude is sweeter than the kiss. That makes for a good 45 minutes or so. In this modern fairy tale, the love between Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan stands the test. But does the test have to be a deadly dull second half?
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Rolling Stone
René’s direction is inexplicably ponderous. Baldwin, superb onstage, still manages a few moments of genuine ardor. But Ryan is hopelessly dim in a role Mary-Louise Parker made incandescent on Broadway.
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Roger Ebert
Baldwin finds all the right notes in his performance, from Yuppie barfly to guy in love to a man faced with a large metaphysical embarrassment on his honeymoon. Meg Ryan is subtle in the way she signals that perhaps she is occupied by another personality.
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