October 10, 2006
Cute movie.
Alec Baldwin,
Meg Ryan,
Kathy Bates,
Ned Beatty,
Patty Duke
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In this quirky romantic comedy about soul transference, Alec Baldwin plays Peter Hoskins, the straight-laced head of the microfiche department at a company that publishes scientific journals. When he ... read more
DVD Release Date: January 9, 2001
Stats: 262 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (262)
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March 7, 2009A Prelude to a Kiss is a strange but likable movie. It's about a dieing old man that switches bodies with a bride (Meg Ryan) on her wedding day.
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December 20, 2011Baldwin and Ryan's excellent chemistry is the only thing that keeps this otherwise hokey and pedestrian romance effort afloat.
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September 10, 2009Very good movie !! I really like where he sees inside of the old man to his wife. He kisses her like its her, like he doesn't care what she looks like he just loves her. If only all marriages could be like that...
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June 10, 2009my mom watched this ALL the time when i was younger. i actually think it's pretty entertaining...watching alec baldwin attempt to love an elderly man is kind of fantastic.
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June 3, 2008Would really love to watch this movie again, I remember watching it and I believe I liked it...Gah... this damn memory of mine *ROFL*
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May 23, 2008The movie was okay. It wasn't what I thought it would be. Meg Ryan played a peculiar but cute part in the movie.
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May 16, 2008Sweet, schmaltzy and very satisfying. Smarter and slower than your average rom-com, but very thoughtful and quirky.
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June 21, 2007I thought this was a cute story and you actually got to know one of the characters before they switched souls so I really liked that. really liked Meg Ryan in this one.
Critic Reviews
August 14, 2007
Vincent Canby, New York Times
August 6, 2008
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
As a reflexive meditation on the nature of love in the AIDS era, this erio-comedy is poignant but it still bears too much the theatrical sensibility of the source material. Full Review
February 17, 2005
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
The body-switching gimmick shouldn't work, but it really does.
May 20, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
So-so romantic comedy fantasy that barely gets by.
February 26, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
This adult fairy tale gives us a glimpse of our unity with others and celebrates the enduring power of love. Full Review
May 12, 2001
Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide
Are romantic comedies supposed to give you the willies? Full Review
January 1, 2000
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...a gentle, romantic fantasy that will delight most viewers and leave a few others scratching their heads.
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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