The Good Girl
It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?
It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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2002
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A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
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Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
7 Aug 2002
Country:
NL, DE, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$8,000,000
Revenue:
$16,900,000
Awards:
5 wins & 16 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A warmly satisfying comedy about dissatisfied people seeking to escape from the personal prison of their mundane lives in soulless suburbia.
– David Rooney,
Variety,
31 Mar 2009
rotten:
I wish I could say I liked it more, but despite a smattering of priceless moments, The Good Girl gets bogged down in the very narrowness that afflicts Justine.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Once fans recover from the shock, they'll discover that this sitcom actress has the chops to tackle some pretty heavy stuff.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
fresh:
It's soulful and unslick, and that's apparently just what [Aniston] has always needed to grow into a movie career.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Aug 2002
fresh:
An absorbing, slice-of-depression life that touches nerves and rings true.
– Duane Byrge,
Hollywood Reporter,
21 Aug 2002