never be kiss star drew barymore a reporter josie gellar be a sweet and extremely sappy and sometimes quite painful tale of a timid woman name josie gellar who though brilliant be quiet and shy and have never be kiss by a man . she be assign her first major news story for the newspaper she work for to go undercover a a high school student befriend the popular cool kid and get a scoop a to what really go on in the world of high school . only problem be josie have never be popular . high school be in fact and a traumatizing experience for her a she be the recipient of quite a lot of tease and cruel joke . josie grab this assignment and as much to finally fit in as to get a scoop what she find be the major premise of the story . never be kiss be one of those movie that so sappy and schmaltzy at time and particularly in a few scene at the end that the limit of believability be sorely test and many a cynic may not like this movie . it be however and very sweetly do . drew barymore be perfect a the bumbling yet lovely josie she breathe a breath of fresh air into the character and make her appear perfectly realistic . i also enjoy leelee sobiesky a the intellectual student who befriend josie on her first day at the school . never be kiss have some really funny moment a josie unravels in her frantic effort to be cool . example the reggae bar scene . i also love the appearance of josie brother rob who also go back and sign up a a high school student and the way that he help to give josie her dream of finally fit in be just hilarious . at the same time and a josie woeful story of her original year in high school be show in flashback it be extremely painful . you do not need to have have similar experience in high school to josie to be affect by her story drew be wonderful at make her character have a personal connection with the audience and we adore josie from the beginning . there be a lot of mean girl a 2004 release and in this movie but mean girl honestly be a lot grittier . never be kiss becomes very much a romantic pic a josie develop feeling for a certain man and the question becomes will they get together . i like this movie . it be really beautifully do in some area . the movie be corny in some place yes and the last scene realistic no way do this movie manipulate your emotion in the most obvious hollywood way . oh yeah yeah yeah baby . but it manipulate beautifully and there be some lesson to be learn here . the movie never preaches but manages to paint an accurate picture of what high school be like for a select few . i have actually meet people who have have similar experience to josie i have meet people very much like all these character i think a lot of people simply do not know or can not conceive of the cruelty that can exist in the world of high school and and how hurtful it can be and but it there . not unrealistic at all . what strike me be drew speech at the prom and a she demonstrate the sheep mentality that can exist so prevalently a hollywood and manufacture a many think that may be and it be well do and very true . i be make never be kiss sound a lot heavy then it be and in truth this be a perfect movie to pick when one want a sweet feel good light heartwarming picture . it engage and sweetly act and just rufus . i would say check it out . positive .