
Playing Cupid
2021

Representation Score
Fair
2022
TV-GDirector
Jeff Beesley
Runtime
84 minutes
Average Rating
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Just One Kiss operates strictly within the established boundaries of the traditional romantic comedy genre. The narrative focuses on a central heterosexual pairing and relies on classic clichés like familial matchmaking to drive the plot forward. The film lacks the complexity needed to move beyond a baseline score. It prioritizes conventional interpersonal connections over diverse or disruptive storytelling. Ultimately, the work functions as a standard genre piece that reinforces existing social and cultural norms rather than challenging them.
Category Breakdown
The story centers on a heterosexual relationship between a female professor and a male performer. There is no visible presence of LGBTQ+ identities or non-binary gender roles in the narrative.
Mia and Tony serve as the central protagonists in a standard romantic pursuit. The film follows conventional gender roles without evidence of challenging traditional gender hierarchies.
While the Manhattan setting allows for diverse casting, the specific racial or ethnic identities of the characters remain unspecified. The film maintains a baseline level of inclusion.
The plot emphasizes traditional family structures through maternal matchmaking. It reinforces social cohesion and conventional clichés rather than critiquing Western institutions.
There is no mention of characters navigating physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions. No representation of disability is present in the provided details.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Through a series of chance encounters, sparks fly between college literature professor Mia and Tony, a headliner at a Manhattan supper club. Unbeknownst to them, Mia’s mother, Marlene, and Tony’s mother, Sofia, are working some maternal matchmaking magic.

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