The Good Girl
"A Comedy of Winning Delicacy and Heart." - Entertainment Weekly
Jennifer Aniston turns in "a fantastic performance" (US Weekly) in this quirky comedy about first encounters and second chances. Thirty-year old Justine Last (Aniston) longs for a life more fulfilling than the one she leads with her boring husband (John C. Reilly) and dead-end job at the Retail Rodeo. But when a passionate young co-worker (Jake Gyllenhaal) catches her eye and steals her heart, Justine's good-girl existence takes a turn for the worse- with unexpected and comical results.
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Good, relatable movie - marcela
I liked this movie. It was a bit depressing, but it was totally relatable. Many couples can be this way - it's a product of beign married to someone for so long and have gotten together when you were so young. I understand where she comes from and her wanting something more out of life, yet undiscovered, with Jake. Comical moments, sincere,....great movie.The critics need psychiatric help - bosoxx
This film got off to a good start but soon lost it after 20 minutes. Is is it a comedy or slice of life movie? Balancing the two is way beyond the scope & skills of Arteta & White. Chuck & Buck is their limit.Also the plot gets a bit silly. Anniston does ok. Gyllenhall just hopeless.A few good lines in the comedy vein but thats it.a breath of fresh air - clauditorium
God bless Mike White.
Bless him for his simple yet refreshingly original scripts. This one doesn't cut as deep as Chuck and Buck, but it's plenty good enough. It's got a similar mix of comedy (in light and dark varieties) and drama. You'll laugh, you'll gasp, you'll squirm. (Isn't that what movies are all about?) The title character's predicament is certainly nothing new, but it's handled with a heightened level of reality and sensitivity rarely seen in past attempts to tell this type of story. And White has truly unique ways to achieve a sense of resolution at the end of his movies.
Jennifer Aniston miraculously makes us forget her TV persona in a matter of minutes with her accomplished performance, and she manages to hold on to the viewer's sympathy no matter what her character does. The rest of the cast does quite well too, all of them surely encouraged by the naturalistic tendencies of White's script and Miguel Arteta's direction. Jake Gyllenhaal gives his cliché (if no less true-to-life) character genuine depth, John C. Reilly ensures his character has three dimensions, White does a funny, creepy turn as a security guard, and Zooey Deschanel provides solid sarcastic comic relief.
Please, Mike White, continue to write movies.
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Good, relatable movie - marcela
I liked this movie. It was a bit depressing, but it was totally relatable. Many couples can be this way - it's a product of beign married to someone for so long and have gotten together when you were so young. I understand where she comes from and her wanting ...The critics need psychiatric help - bosoxx
This film got off to a good start but soon lost it after 20 minutes. Is is it a comedy or slice of life movie? Balancing the two is way beyond the scope & skills of Arteta & White. Chuck & Buck is their limit.Also the plot gets a bit silly. Anniston does ok. ...a breath of fresh air - clauditorium
God bless Mike White.
Bless him for his simple yet refreshingly original scripts. This one doesn't cut as deep as Chuck and Buck, but it's plenty good enough. It's got a similar mix of comedy (in light and dark varieties) and drama. You'll laugh, you'll ...