We think the CNN headline writer was referring to the unsympathetic character Braff plays in The Last Kiss, and not the man himself. In their defense, however, when an actor and his on-screen persona mesh as seamlessly as with Braff's, knowing exactly whose long-winded navelgazing you'd like to cut short with a stinging, five-fingered imprint on the side of the head can become a highly confounding proposition.

• Zach Braff: A guy you want to slap? [CNN.com/AP]

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