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The Good Girl

2002

Miguel Arteta

Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly, Zooey Deschanel ...

5.9

5,755

Drama Jennifer Aniston is Justine, the title character of THE GOOD GIRL. Justine, though, is no longer a girl - she is grown up, married and longs to start a family. Without a doubt her husband, Phil loves her, but they have so far been unable to conceive, and Justine wonders if all the pot he smokes with his best friend Bubba might be the reason why. One day at work, Justine discovers something of a soul mate in Holden, a creative, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[Arteta and White] know how much satire and exaggeration is enough but not too much, so that in a subterranean way their movies work on serious levels while seeming to be comedies (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It’s a creepy, funny, steamy, oddly touching movie"	POS
United States	Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"It's a winner, helped along by a no-frills performance by Jennifer Aniston"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There are funny lines here, and a denouement that releases the title's ironic punch. But this is a disappointingly bland, star-led venture from Arteta and White (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"Seriously funny. White's writing has sharp jabs and compassionate observation, while Arteta balances the comic and the tragic superbly (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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