Jennifer Aniston gives a career-changing performance in The Good Girl, a movie that questions whether goodness is a virtue or a trap. Justine (Aniston), weary of her dead-end retail job and her childless marriage to Phil (John C. Reilly), diverts herself with a new coworker named Holden (Jake Gyllenhaal), who feels as ill-treated by his life as Justine does with hers. The empathy between them leads, all too quickly, to an affair–which just as quickly turns into an obsession that t (more…)
3.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting take on modern existential angst.
The Good Girl / B0000797IO
Although I wasn’t certain if I’d like “The Good Girl”, I definitely felt a resonance with Aniston’s character Justine, as she struggles…
4.0 out of 5 stars
3 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
A successful but ultimately rather forgettable independent film which wisely dials down the “quirky” factor in order to focus on characters rather…
4.0 out of 5 stars
“The difficulty in life is the choice”-George Moore
Poor, pitiful Justine (Jennifer Aniston) works her days away in a dreary predictable discount store and returns home at day’s end to her painter husband and his slimy sidekick,…
3.0 out of 5 stars
Jennifer Aniston like I’ve never seen her before
THE GOOD GIRL is a bitter sweet movie with Jennifer Anniston like I’ve never seen her before, since she plays a bright, but down on her luck lady having marital problems with her…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Actually pretty good
I rented this movie for my wife because it had the girl from ‘Friends’, I expected it to be a lame chick flick that I’d fall asleep wathcing.
1.0 out of 5 stars
an unneeded comedy
Nothing much to write about: A wonderful Jennifer Aniston … a terrible screenplay!
I really don’t like to provide one star only for any film because it clearly shows my…
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don’t bother
The other one-star reviewers have pretty well covered this movie, but I will say there were a few amusing scenes (not nearly enough in that hour and a half of wasted time).
4.0 out of 5 stars
A guilty pleasure.
The Good Girl (Miguel Arteta, 2002)
You know those movies where you laugh, but every time you do you feel guilty for doing so? Yeah, that’s The Good Girl.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Self Pity Is A Waste Of Time
What a waste of talent…Why is Hollywood so in love with losers?…The acting is top rate which makes this a very well constructed Outhouse!
5.0 out of 5 stars
You either Love it or Hate it!
This is one of my fav. movies. I love how original this movie is. Its deff. different from anything i have ever seen before. It has some really funny parts in it.