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The Good Girl (2002)

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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.
 

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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... 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 husband, Phil (John C. Reilly), and his partner, Bubba (Tim Blake Nelson), who work as house painters when they aren't smoking pot and staring blankly at the television. Justine sees an opportunity for change, however, when she meets Holden (Jake Gyllenhaal), a fellow Retail Rodeo employee who is even more depressed than herself. The young Holden (who patterns himself after Holden Caulfield of J.D. Salinger's THE CATCHER IN THE RYE) and Justine soon begin a passionate secret affair, unaware that it may not be so secret after all. With THE GOOD GIRL, Arteta and White, the creators of the indie hit CHUCK & BUCK, have fashioned yet another oddly affecting comedy out of misery and obsession. Playing the polar opposite of the character she plays on the TV show FRIENDS, Aniston is outstanding as Justine, a melancholy wife torn between the temptation of an affair and loyalty to her husband. Gyllenhaal is excellent as Justine's angst-ridden younger beau, while Reilly plays her slacker spouse to perfection. Also notable in their supporting roles are Nelson, who portrays a scheming stoner; screenwriter White, who appears as Retail Rodeo's pious security guard; and Zooey Deschanel, who gleefully dispenses sarcasm as a customer-hating clerk. A delicate balance of dark humor and sincere emotion, THE GOOD GIRL stands out as an overachieving film about underachieving people. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly, Tim Blake Nelson, Zooey Deschanel

Director: Miguel Arteta
Screenwriter: Mike White
Producer: Matthew Greenfield

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 4, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - Sensormatic
  • Single Layer - Dual Side

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Miguel Areta - Director
  • 2. Mike White - Screenwriter
  • 3. Jennifer Aniston - Star
  • Disc 2/Side 1: THE GOOD GIRL - Widescreen Version
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Alternate Ending
  • Deleted Scenes (9)
  • Disc 1/Side 2: THE GOOD GIRL - Full Frame Version
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Outtakes

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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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Todd Gilchrist
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Derek Adams
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09/30/05
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs
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3/4

Aniston shows promising signs of a post-sitcom career with her convincing and understated dramatic work.

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01/07/05
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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3.5/5

Leaves me craving for the entree.

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11/12/04
Mark Sells
Oregon Herald
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3.5/4

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.

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06/23/04
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
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12/15/03
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]
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O humor ácido e a sensibilidade do filme com relação aos seus personagens merecem aplausos – assim como a belíssima performance de Aniston.

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12/04/03
Pablo Villaca
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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
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05/02/03
Sydney Morning Herald
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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.

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05/02/03
Olly Richards
Empire Magazine
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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. .

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04/27/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)
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Moving, insightful and thoroughly entertaining, The Good Girl takes us to the crossroads of the human heart. The question is which way to turn/

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04/26/03
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...Another showcase for Aniston's considerable talent as well as another triumph for [writer] White and [director] Arteta.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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'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.'

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01/27/03
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola
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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.

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01/26/03
Jeffrey Chen
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