The Good Girl
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Movie Reviews of The Good Girl
Movie Review: amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I had to watch twice to write this. Here is a women, who chose to marry instead of college, works at a decrepit drugstore in the middle of the bible belt. She wakes up realizing she hates everything about her life and even her attempt at maternity is going to hell. She comes home to see her husband and his coworker who appears to have the IQ of a dead flea, stoned in her living room getting paint on her new couch.After meeting holden and pursuing her passion she realizes that her decision are controlled by the very men she is trying to escape from. Her spiritual self is questioned by a male co worker, keeping her lover a secret is controlled by her husbands friend who says 'sleep with me or I tell' and even her intellectual self is questioned by Holden. Even her chances of being pregnant are determined by her husbands fertility or lack of it. I see this pathos of a woman who is entirely trapped by decisions men are making for her and any attempt to escape is going to create consequences she is unable to face. Until she can face them she is going to remain trapped.
Movie Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
This truly is a great film and so much fun. It is quite introspective and moving. Though it deals with some serious and real issues, it is not a depressing film because it never fails to be hilarious. It is a heartfelt and very funny look at life. It will hit home with anyone who has ever felt "trapped" in their daily existence. Life at the "Retail Rodeo" is too funny for words. The filmmakers captured the spirit of a typical small town retail store so perfectly.Jennifer Aniston reached new heights with her performance in 1998's "The Object of My Affection" and with this, her latest film "The Good Girl", she tops it. She's a natural and very talented actress. Her performance is very humorous and touching. The rest of cast is superb as well. Jake Gyllenhaal plays the troubled young man with depth and priceless comedy, and John C. Reilly as Aniston's husband gives a rich and endearing portrayal. This movie is filled with lines that you will be quoting and laughing over for a long time to come. I highly recommend it.
Movie Review: Unexpected Thought Provoking Film
Summary: 5 Stars
I honestly went into seeing this film with the idea that it would be just another Jennifer Anniston popularity boost disguised as an indie flick. I was wrong. This film addresses normally nearly taboo unspoken universal feelings many women have about feeling stuck in life situations they did not perceive at an earlier age. Anniston conveys her character's feelings of despair and ennui so well that I found myself reevaluating my opinion of her as an actress. I have not been so pleasantly surprised by a film, or an actress, in a long time. She held her own with John C. Reilly. The film brought to mind Ashley Judd's "Ruby In Paradise," another film I would recommend to anyone who appreciated the thought provoking themes brought out in this particular film about women feeling trapped in their station in life.Movie Review: A pleasant surprise
Summary: 5 Stars
What a pleasant surprise! Having watched many episodes of Friends, I was not prepared for the quality of performance that Jennifer Aneston delivered in Good Girl. This is not the type of feel good film that you forget five minutes after you leave the theater. It is a powerful reflection of certain aspects of life in America. Because of it's intensity and depth, it took a while for me to absorb the effects of this film. I judge the quality of a film, in part by how I feel about it a few days after watching it. This is one that I could see again. I won't reveal the content because each viewer will experience it differently. If you are looking for something light and fluffy, this may not be for you. Reality can be disturbing, at the same time it can be very satisfying.
The cast and direction were wonderful
Movie Review: A Future Classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful black comedy about a woman who lives a dreary life working at a Wal-Mart type store and has a lousy husband who smokes dope all the time. She finds romance at the Retail Rodeo with a 22 year old who fashions his life along the lines of Holden Caulfield, the protaganist in The Catcher in the Rye. Everything seems pretty exciting and steamy until she becomes pregnant and motherhood looms.
This is a wonderful film and I loved it. I was very impressed with Jennifer Aniston and never knew she was such a good actress. This is not a film for most fans of Friends or of big Hollywood movies. It is a lot more artful and very subtle in its humor. This will probably be the film that will last and live on for her considering what she has been making lately. A performance to remember.