The Worst Film Ever

Pretty Good

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

"Good Girl" is a dark, but lighthearted story at the same time. Not suited for the masses, who want to see a straight comedy. Don't expect a cheery Jennifer Aniston movie, this is heavy stuff, although the acting is THAT good that it often puts a smile on my face. Those 2 extremes, funny but dark, in one and the same movie, are difficult to explain to people. You either understand or like this sort of subtle dark humor or you dont. If you liked Friends and expect something similar, stay away from this movie though. It is not straight forward funny. It is funny in a crooked, depressed way.What's the story about? Jennifer Anniston is supposed to be a "good" girl, but she unintentionally creates havoc and misery all around her. Jennifer Anniston plays a cashier at a small supermarket in a dead end town. Her life is going nowhere. Married, but without any enjoyable sex life and without children. Jennifer is depressed. Enter Jake Gyllenhaal as a new employee at the supermarket who sets Jennifers love life on fire. Jake Gyllenhaal starts to cling on to Jennifer. He sees in her his only true love. But Jennifer is just playing with the guy, with terrible consequences. How terrible? Well that is the brilliance of this magnificent story. Cant reveal the spoilers here. Mike White is the writer of this gem. He also plays a funny cameo role as a dorky surveillance employee at the supermarket. Seen it many times now. And at first viewing I regarded it more as a comedy, but during this latest viewing I looked at it more as a drama, although a lighthearted one. If you like the Coen Brothers' dry "humor" then you will be able to appreciate this tragicomedy as well.Special praise for one of the first roles of Zooey Deschanel. She really is hilarious. And so are the other supporting actors. This is really an actor's movie, because it is very difficult to find a balance between acting depressed and being funny. The actors DO pull it off though. Praise. They act true to life, but their characters have just enough exageration to make their ordinary daily struggles comical.Trivia Endnote: There is a theme of depression which runs through this story. It cant be accidental that several songs by Nick Drake are featured in the soundtrack. Because Nick Drake was a singer songwriter who was also suffering from depression. He committed suicide at a very young age of 26. He left several classic records behind, that are cherished by an ever growing fanbase. According to Rolling Stone all of his records deserve a place in the best 500 records ever made.

The Good GirlPitching it up for around 90 minutes; the track is short and the pace is on, resulting onto an entertaining experience but is it satisfying? Well that's a question one will take it to its grave for there is too much going on to digest and accept even if it is barred within logic and genuine reasoning. Miguel Arteta doesn't quite gets the depiction right which leads to the most confused experience ever for on the other hand Mike White's screenplay is fast and gripping. On performance level, there isn't much to complaint from Jennifer Aniston, John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal but there surely isn't anything inspiring or impressive too. The Good Girl lacks a character development and a better projection of it and due to this the reasoning; no matter how much circumstantial and concrete, the feature just doesn't fit for it doesn't help connecting the audience to them.

It's been a while since I've seen this film. My original copy was actually on VHS, so had to wait to find a DVD. I like this movie from the start to the finish. Great characters all the way through which for me is the best part of the movie. Great acting as well. You can actually feel Justine's (Jennifer Aniston) pain at being stuck in a small town with a lousy job and the feeling that life is going nowhere. Lots of quirky turns in this film as well as the story goes along. Fun story with a lot o reality to it. I think it's one of Jennifer's best, but then I pretty much like everything she's in. Great actress.

I'm sure allot of people can empathise with this film, as I'm sure all of us have felt trapped and fed up with the way our lives are going at some point or another.Jennifer Aniston plays Justine, and in my opinion gives a brilliant performance as we not only empathise but feel sorry for her as her Husband spends every night in front of the TV with his friend getting stoned. This made me understand why she started an affair with Holden - also wonderfully played by Jake Gyllenhaal. Holden comes off as a dark and disturbed character who is also fed up with the way his life is going, even though he comes off this way he is still a very likable character. All of the characters in this film seem to be frustrated and trapped in some way and that's where i think all of us can relate to the film in one way or another.Its hard to tell whether the film is a drama or a comedy. The film is very deep giving the plot of the story yet there are a few touches of humour within the film.One of Jennifer Aniston's best pieces of work and i recommend this film to a mature audience.