The Good Girl (2002)
81 %
Reviews Counted: 143 Fresh: 116 Rotten:27 Average Rating: 7/10
Consensus:
As Justine, Aniston proves she can successfully act outside her longtime Friends role.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 7, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $13,737,564
Synopsis: THE GOOD GIRL, directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Mike White, stars Jennifer Aniston as Justine, a sullen 30-year-old woman stuck in a dead-end job at the Retail Rodeo department store. In addition to her mind-numbing occupation, Justine also has to contend with her dim-witted... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly, Tim Blake Nelson, Zooey Deschanel
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In Miguel Arteta's quirky indie feature, Jennifer Aniston searches for meaning and passion in a swirl of suburban malaise and ironically may have finally found a character who can reveal the shades of her talent.
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07/02/08
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02/09/06
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Aniston shows promising signs of a post-sitcom career with her convincing and understated dramatic work.
01/07/05
White, who has a knack for imparting a sense of humor to his screenplays, created several minor characters who lighten the Retail Rodeo's claustrophic atmosphere.
06/23/04
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02/01/04
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12/15/03
O humor ácido e a sensibilidade do filme com relação aos seus personagens merecem aplausos – assim como a belíssima performance de Aniston.
12/04/03
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05/02/03
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Aniston may not have received her much-touted Oscar nomination, but this brilliantly funny and often touching film should assure her a solid post-Friends career.
05/02/03
The Good Girl belongs to Aniston, who buries Rachel in style with a sweet, soulful, hangdog performance that you will be thinking of long after you leave the cinema. .
04/27/03
Moving, insightful and thoroughly entertaining, The Good Girl takes us to the crossroads of the human heart. The question is which way to turn/
04/26/03
...Another showcase for Aniston's considerable talent as well as another triumph for [writer] White and [director] Arteta.
02/08/03
'Si bien no logra desarrollarse como un gran drama, tampoco es tan superficial como muchas cintas que pecan de pretenciosas y que resultan totalmente banales.'
01/27/03
Wraps itself in the guise of a dark and quirky comedy, but it isn't as quirky as it thinks it is and its comedy is generally mean-spirited.
01/26/03
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01/20/03
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