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Summary: Thsi Movie SUCKED !!! She should have been Killed(Aniston)
Review: I Really Hate the way Women cheaters in films Lately All Seem to get away w/ adultery while there male partner is made to suffer the Consequences of His actions,Watch Unfaithful to see what I am talking about,Olivier Martinez is killed too !!! :( Lately there Seems to be this strange trend toward Forgiving the Vile B_tches for there Infidelitles...If it were my Wife She would be Dead and buried !!! Sorry Ladie's :)
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Summary: Jennifer Aniston breaks through but can't save this movie
Review: "The Good Girl" starts out as an honest, unsentimental, and modest film (a la the amazing "You Can Count On Me") but quickly loses it's focus and falls victim to what independent movies are not supposed to do, which is sacrife characters for plot development. When we firt meet Justine, played in a very un-"Rachel" manner by Jennifer Aniston, we see small-town woman desperate to escape all aspects of her monotonous life. Her discount-retail job feels like prison, she's married to a stoner who seems to connect more with his best buddy than her, and seems to yearn to have a chance to do it all over again as all her dreams seem more than gone. She might as well be dead. Without giving too much away, I can say that when she meets a sullen 22-year-old named Tom (Jake Gyllenhaal) who for his own reasons seems to want out of this world. It isn't long before their friendship becomes an affair, and I'll leave the rest to you if you have not seen the movie. As good as Aniston's performance is, and it's a gem, Gyllenhaal seems to truly become his character. It's a performance like few I've seen in a while and for a while makes for a promising movie.
The whole getting to know you process is well supported by strong supporting performances and the director's eye for small town desperation. The huge problem in this movie is almost everything that follows plotwise after the aforementioned two characters meet and start to get to know one another. Despite the strength of the performances, this film never quite realizes the poignancy it seems to be aiming so it tries to fake it with plot twists to add punch to what started out as a great character study. The movie slowly starts to self-destruct by creating unbelievable dramatic scenarios and situations that belong in another movie or third rate soap opera needing shockers. Two major life threatening developments take place and I can't say which one is handled worse as one is just thrown in for good measure while the other is weighed down by sappy movie of the week melodrama. There is one moment towards the end of this movie where it has a chance of getting back on course but choses to go for a big, multi-character "payoff", which is unnecessary in a film of this scope. The ending is an unearned as it is unsatisfying as it neatly wraps up people/events/feelings which should never be given such thoughtless treatment. I am very disappointed by this film as I enjoyed the director's debut and here he seems to be suffering from a major sophomore jinx. I hope that his next project goes back to starting out with a strong script and avoids the need to heighten the magnitude of his work by using cheap plot twists.
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Summary: DISGUSTED
Review: I can't believe how dissapointing this movie was for me! I love Jennifer Anniston and while she did a great job acting in the movie, I was really let down. This movie had the worst storyline I have ever come across! I truly have no clue as to how this movie got into theatres. Sure it had a few comical parts (especially the lady who gave make-overs, plus a pretty good cast). But I could've wrote this movie myself, I guessed what would happen within the first 20 minutes of this ridiculous time wasting movie, almost in a jokingly way and everything I predicted was right. I learned that just because you like the actors in a movie, doesn't always guarantee greatness.
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Summary: A Great Film
Review: The Good Girl is about the other half. I guess that is what I liked about it. Justine is going through the motions of her life at a retail job she is bored with and with a husband she can't stand. When she meets the handsome young Holden, she suddenly starts looking at her life and taking chances in a self destructive way. They begin having an affair and she puts her job and marriage on the line. This movie is a dark comedy and Jennifer Aniston does a great job conveying the misery and disillusionment the character feels. There are scenes in this that are hilarious while others are disturbing. I know people just like this and felt it was more real than most of the movies out there. Of course, there are times you want to kick Justine especially when she sleeps with Bubba but I guess that's the point. People do crazy things out of boredom and desperation. So the Good Girl isn't a good girl in the traditional sense. She was a good girl gone bad. The thing about her that irked me was that her life wasn't all that bad and she could have taken a class or done something positive rather than have an affair. Ok, this might be a spoiler... At the end, she has to realize what is more important: escaping her life or doing what is right. I feel she made the right choice. A great film that has some wickedly funny moments. If you like dark comedies and stories about "normal" people, you might enjoy this. A definite winner in my book but obviously not for everyone.
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Summary: For those afraid of dying with unlived lives in their viens
Review: A movie of quiet desperation, of a good woman who makes bad choices. She is a woman who gets a glint of hope, after she had forgotten what her dreams were, or how to dream at all. Who wouldn't clutch at it? I almost felt afraid during this movie because I saw so much of myself, and so much I don't want to become. For those who rated this movie poorly, perhaps Crossroads with Britney Spears is more on your intellectual level.
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Summary: WOW Jennifer has much more range than we knew
Review: Jennifer did a great job of playing a truly depressed character--not a raging one like Adam sandler's Punch-Drunk Love--but true simple depression. She really lays it out, easily, simply, tentatively. She just nails this performance as does her costars. Jake Gyllenhaal delivers a terrific performance of teen angst meets depression and obsession. Tim Blake Nelson and John C. Reilly couldn't have done a finer job. What could have become caricatures of men, they developed into belivable, sympathetic and then hateful characters. Excellent.
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Summary: The horror of inertia
Review: 30-year-old Justine is drowning in inertia. Her dead-end job at "the Retail Rodeo" and her stoner husband make up her humdrum existence, and it's slowly driving her crazy. So when surly 22-year-old Holden (who renamed himself after the main character from "Catcher in the Rye") becomes Justine's new co-worker, she sees an opportunity to bond with a kindred spirit. "You hate the world," she tells him. "I hate it, too." The two embark on a passionate affair, but quickly Justine finds herself in over her head. "The Good Girl" is a terrific drama about a woman at a crossroads in her life. Justine hates the predictability of her uninspired life, but she's also terrified to take a leap into the unknown. I think there's very few people who can't relate to her situation. Jennifer Aniston is remarkable in the role of Justine, shedding all the obvious charm and cuteness of her "Friends" persona to inhabit a character who is heartbreakingly ordinary. Overall, a very worthwhile film.
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Summary: Eye Opening Film
Review: Seeing that I work an average corporate job in a rather large company, I've gotten to meet several people who have spent their lives working the same job over and over, year after year. Seeing the same tired faces day in and day out. This movie tackles this issue so powerfully that it will have you questioning your routine and why you can't do something to break the monotony. Justine works a dead end job, has a dead beat husband and is so fed up with her boring lifestyle that when she meets Holden Worther, she is overcome with feelings of a fresh, exciting, and passionate relationship that she cannot resist. She does not want to be just another "Cow chewing its cud until its head rolls". Justine and Holden instantly relate because they're both put upon by society, they hate their lives, and they're looking for an escape. It's only natural to feel the need for something new, something that breaks the routine and makes life worth living. Will we go to our graves with "unlived lives in our veins"? Watch this movie and find out.
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Summary: Insulted By An Awful Plot
Review: This is a thouroughly dissapointing movie. The plot is driven by deus ex machina, and in moments of crisis the characters do not stay true to themselves. I could not empathise with Jennifer Aniston's character who unforgivably brings about misery into the lives of many people. Sure, that could have worked, but why is it that in the first few scenes Aniston's primary concern is the damage she will cause her husband, yet she is able to have a complete change of heart by the finale (I won't spoil it!). The support cast are entertaining, but nonetheless limited to the stereotypes the writer chose to play them as. The problem with this was the 'suburban misery' lacked any insight, and I for one failed to care. The choice to use voice over was explainatory - i.e. "Oh, I am so miserable in this hick bible bashin' town" - and utterly depressing to think that someone would CHOOSE to stay so miserable. This is a poor attempt at minimalism, it was patronising, poorly told and lacked insight. Jake Gyllenhaal was especially disappointing to be playing the same character type from Donnie Darko, all over again. He is a good actor who could go along way if given the chance - The Good Girl offers nonesuch oppurtunity. "Leaving Las Vegas" does what "The Good Girl" strives for, far more effectively if a downer is your cup of tea.
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Summary: The Good Deal
Review: Jennifer Anniston plays a woman trapped in a life that she is constantly questioning. What she has verses what she wants. A new face shows up in her life (Jake Gyllenhaal) who sparks something in her and makes her actually face what she has been questioning. This movie isn't a comedy, but Anniston does a terrific job of giving the character substance. Gyllenhaal is as entertaining as always.
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