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Jersey Girl (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 165

Fresh: 67

Rotten:98

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Consensus: Full of cloyingly sentimental cliches.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language and sexual content including frank dialogue

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 26, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $25,197,718

Synopsis: Breaking from his signature slacker-underdog films like CLERKS, MALLRATS, and CHASING AMY, Kevin Smith delivers the feel-good family movie JERSEY GIRL. While Smith's pert one-liners and wryly... Breaking from his signature slacker-underdog films like CLERKS, MALLRATS, and CHASING AMY, Kevin Smith delivers the feel-good family movie JERSEY GIRL. While Smith's pert one-liners and wryly ironic sense of humor are clearly present in the script, his casting choices (Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck) and glossy aesthetic identify the film as a mainstream Hollywood crowd-pleaser. Affleck stars as Ollie, a powerful entertainment executive with a perfect wife (Lopez) and a beautiful Manhattan apartment. But when his wife dies in childbirth and his career fizzles to a halt, he humbly gives up his fast-paced Manhattan lifestyle for the benefit of his daughter Gurtie (Raquel Castro), who is 7 years old for the majority of the film. He moves to New Jersey to live with his father (George Carlin), finds a new romantic interest (Liv Tyler), and learns some lessons about what's important in life. A subplot about Will Smith keeps a string of Hollywood insider jokes and quick cameos (Matt Damon) running throughout the film, while a school play modeled after "Sweeney Todd" lends itself to some funny theatrical moments. An emotive pop soundtrack features music by Aimee Mann in addition to a handful of well-timed entries that help move the plot along ("Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" plays as Ollie sheepishly drives his U-Haul across the river from Manhattan to Jersey), rounding out JERSEY GIRL as a likeable comedy. Parents beware, Smith may have curbed his edginess for this one, but foul language abounds. [More]

Starring: Ben Affleck, Raquel Castro, Liv Tyler, George Carlin

Starring: Ben Affleck, Raquel Castro, Liv Tyler, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Jennifer Lopez, Mike Starr, Stephen Root

Director: Kevin Smith

Director: Kevin Smith
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Producer: Scott Mosier
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • Hollywood favorites Ben Affleck (DAREDEVIL, PAYCHECK, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS) and Liv Tyler (LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, ARMAGEDDON) shine in this heartwarming all-star comedy about a guy who thinks he's lost it all only to discover he's got everything he needs! Ollie (Affleck) is a smooth and successful big-city publicist who has the life he's always wanted -- until things take an unexpected turn and he finds himself an unemployed single father back living with his dad in the suburbs. But just when he thinks his life has hit rock bottom, a sexy, no-nonsense video store clerk (Tyler) enters his life and shows Ollie that sometimes you have to forget who you thought you were and acknowledge what really makes you happy. Also starring Jason Biggs (AMERICAN PIE) -- director Kevin Smith (JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK) has delivered another hit critics are calling one of the year's funniest!
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    Reviews for Jersey Girl

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    Anita Katz
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    The script stoops to cheap gags that undercut Affleck's efforts to sustain a believable character.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    06/23/08
    Joe Leydon
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    Jersey Girl marks a low point for the tubby New Jersey auteur.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    06/23/08
    Neil Smith
    Channel 4 Film

    Mature and heartfelt, though not overly saccharine.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    09/24/07
    Rob Gonsalves
    eFilmCritic.com

    It takes more than a couple of dirty one-liners to retain your edge in light, predictable fare.

    Full Review Source: Lawrence.com | comment Comment
    09/29/06
    Eric Melin
    Lawrence.com

    Affleck is at ease in this down-to-earth drama in a way that he never seems to be in his action movies, and Castro seems like a genuine child instead of like a child actor.

    Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
    09/25/06
    Peter T. Chattaway
    Christianity Today

    Smith reinvents the romantic-comedy by making a film about a man in love with his kid.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    07/22/06
    Don R. Lewis
    Film Threat

    In several ways Jersey Girl is more appealing than Clerks or Mallrats.... Nonetheless, it lacks the smart observational-humor edge and often thoughtful boldness -- and, most frustratingly, the promise -- of Chasing Amy or Dogma.

    Full Review Source: DVDJournal.com | comment Comment
    04/05/06
    Mark Bourne
    DVDJournal.com

    This is a movie about growing up and taking responsibility for one's actions and Affleck does a wonderful job.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Don R. Lewis
    Film Threat

    A romantic comedy seriously marred by a clunky plot and a couple of characters that are hard to sympathize with.

    Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
    07/20/05
    Robert Roten
    Laramie Movie Scope

    Jersey Girl emerges as Kevin Smith's most polished effort to date, but not his funniest.

    Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
    06/20/05
    Bill Clark
    FromTheBalcony

    People who find Smith's work too brazen or fringe will really fall for this picture, likewise those easily pleased by this genre will enjoy. Hardcore fans may be very upset by Smith doing something so ordinary and even mundane.

    Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
    04/02/05
    Garth Franklin
    Dark Horizons

    In a strange way, it's both the most mainstream and the most personal movie Smith has made to date.

    Full Review Source: NYC Film Critic | comment Comment
    03/05/05
    Ethan Alter
    NYC Film Critic

    Jersey Girl is like that new Liz Phair album ... it sometimes sounds unmistakably like Kevin Smith but you never quite believe he could be so platitudinous and predictable.

    Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
    01/27/05
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Even as the critic in me raged against the clichés, I found a big old lump in my throat and blinked back a few tears.

    Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
    12/31/04
    Jeffrey Overstreet
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    10/06/04
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Kevin Smith inserts enough of his special charm to make "Jersey Girl" a winner.

    Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
    09/09/04
    Mark Robison
    Reno Gazette-Journal

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