Product Description

Meg Ryan ("Sleepless in Seattle") and Kevin Kline ("Dave") star in this bouncy romantic comedy about life, love and larceny. When her fiancé is smitten by a beautiful Frenchwoman, Kate (Ryan) flies to Paris determined to win him back. However, nothing prepares her for Luc (Kline), a cunning sexy Frenchman with a gift for gab and a fondness for thievery. A self-proclaimed expert on affairs of the heart, Luc promises to help Kate win back her man. But one star-crossed misadventure after another sweeps them across France, ultimately changing them in ways they never dreamed possible.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1343 in DVD
• Brand: RYAN,MEG
• Released on: 2000-01-18
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 111 minutes

Amazon.com
Meg Ryan emerges bloodied but unbowed from this botched comedy by Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill). Ryan plays a woman whose fiancé (Timothy Hutton) leaves her for a Parisian beauty. She jets over to the City of Lights to fight for her man, but an incapacitating fear of flying forces her to seek help from a fellow passenger, a French thief played by Kevin Kline, who then tutors her in the ways of getting her beau back. Kasdan seems incapable of pacing the story, let alone getting a firm grip on its comic tone and intentions. The production sputters and regroups and stalls repeatedly, forcing Ryan, particularly, to find the boundaries of her own screwball performance. --Tom Keogh

From The New Yorker
Meg Ryan travels to Paris to win back Timothy Hutton, who has gone off with a French girl. On the plane, she meets Kevin Kline, a French small-time crook and full-time slob. They win each other's hearts, but, boy, does it take a long time: two hours later they're just working up the courage to hold hands. (The title promises a steaminess that never arrives.) This is cinema as soufflé: light and fluffy if you do it quickly, leathery and sunken if you don't. The director, Lawrence Kasdan, doesn't. (How did the hazy shots of vineyards or the discussion of visa applications make it through the final cut?) The best reason to stick around is Kline's broad, shrugging pastiche of a Frenchman-the dumbest role in the picture, and the only performance that comes alive. -Anthony Lane
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customer Reviews

I've seen this story before I've seen this film
I started watching Bollywood films a few years ago and one of the first movies that I saw from India was called "Pyaar To Hota Hi Tha", which is a Bollywood remake of "French Kiss". It was a great story with beautiful people and nice music. The movie runs almost 3 hours and the two people in this film were Ajay Devgan and Kajol (actual husband and wife) who played the role of Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan.

If you liked "French Kiss", then rent "Pyaar To Hota Hi Tha" from Netflix or wherever. Since you know the story, check it out with a Bollywood spin. You'll love it.

By the way, did you know that "Meg Ryan" is an anagram of "Germany"?

Juicy Kiss Steals My Heart
Meg Ryan's goofy antics in "French Kiss" are as delightful to me with the umpteenth viewing as they were when I first saw the movie over ten years ago. The time in which I saw the movie was a tumultuous one and Kate spoke to me as a character. She finds love where she least expects while giving her cheating fiance his comeuppance. Luc is as sweet as he is street-tough, with the heart of an artist. Their final union is gratifying each viewing. I am happy to finally have my own copy to watch many more times.

Fabulously French
This is one of the best Meg Ryan movies. I love her the personality she brings out in her character.