SummaryA frustrated young woman (Jennifer Aniston) begins an affair with a young co-worker (Jake Gyllenhaal) who represents a chance for her to escape into a new world of emotional and sexual awakening. But when the affair quickly moves from liberation to poisonous obsession, she finds herself ensnared in a chaotic web of blackmail, larceny and love. [... Read More
Directed By:Miguel Arteta
Written By:Mike White
The Good Girl
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The extraordinary quality of White's script and Arteta's direction lifts the meticulously cast actors to the height of their abilities. "Friends" star Aniston digs deep but is never showy. Reilly reveals the tenderness, vulnerability and hidden depth that can lurk within a slob, and Nelson has some of the film's most outrageously funny and inspired moments.
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A sharp-tongued, subtly nuanced tragicomedy starring Jennifer Aniston, who shows her depth as a serious actress in this dark tale.
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6.9
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Aug 25, 2014
8
We've seen troubled souls before, but never quite like this. The Good Girl is moving and dark, with just enough romance. Performances from Gyllenhaal and Reilly are noteworthy; nevertheless, Jennifer Aniston gives her finest performance to date.
Mar 1, 2018
5
or are they just keeping quiet like you.. The Good Girl Pitching it up for around 90 minutes; the track is short and the pace is on, resulting onto an entertaining experience but is it satisfying? Well that's a question one will take it to its grave for there is too much going on to digest and accept even if it is barred within logic and genuine reasoning. Miguel Arteta doesn't quite gets the depiction right which leads to the most confused experience ever for on the other hand Mike White's screenplay is fast and gripping. On performance level, there isn't much to complaint from Jennifer Aniston, John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal but there surely isn't anything inspiring or impressive too. The Good Girl lacks a character development and a better projection of it and due to this the reasoning; no matter how much circumstantial and concrete, the feature just doesn't fit for it doesn't help connecting the audience to them.
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Like "Chuck & Buck," The Good Girl is a droll, well-acted, character-driven comedy with unexpected deposits of feeling.
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There's a shallowness about The Good Girl that can't always be excused as an accurate portrayal of a shallow milieu -- in the end, just like Justine, it's not as good as it could have been.
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At its best, The Good Girl is a refreshingly adult take on adultery, where the dark humor and offbeat fringe characters don't get in the way of the consequences or the quiet declarations of devotion slipped between the words.
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There are times when The Good Girl is so low-key it damn near flatlines. Luckily, White creates compelling characters with a few deft brush strokes. The actors fill in the rest.
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The Good Girl isn't really the title of this movie at all. Instead, it's now widely known as The Movie That Proves Jennifer Can Act.
Dec 12, 2016
1
Terrible adultery film that tries to glorify horrible actions with a hammy performance from Aniston that was overpraised by critics trying to prove that the golden girl at the time could act when she lacks range. The film has no heart and the dialogue feels contrived.
Production Company:
- Flan de Coco Films
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Good Girl LLC
- Hungry Eye Lowland Pictures B.V.
- In-Motion AG Movie & TV Productions
- Myriad Pictures
- World Media Fonds V (WMF V)
Release Date:Aug 7, 2002
Duration:1 h 33 m
Rating:R
Tagline:It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?
Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 4 Nominations
