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The Good Girl

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Netherlands, Germany, United States · 2002
Rated R · 1h 33m
Director Miguel Arteta
Starring Jennifer Aniston, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zooey Deschanel
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance

A retail worker in small-town Texas starts an ill-advised affair with a new stock boy who imagines himself Holden Caulfield. Scrutinized by her layabout husband and fellow coworkers, Justine is sucked into a web of lies and infidelity spun by her mysterious and unpredictable paramour.

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Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

Never quite establishes its own identity, and when you remember it in two years it's likely to be that movie you saw that you kind of liked with that girl in it, what's her name, from TV.

80

Variety by David Rooney

This one comes up short in terms of visual flair. But it delivers amusingly observed characters, consistent laughs underscored by the poignancy of unfulfilled existences and winning performances from a terrific cast captained by Jennifer Aniston.

100

Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

Aniston and Reilly give the best of many excellent performances. A few plotty scenes aside, this quietly directed drama paints a sensitive, sympathetic portrait of modern malaise, and has a smart sense of humor as a bonus.

88

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

Jennifer Aniston has at last decisively broken with her "Friends" image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil. It will no longer be possible to consider her in the same way.

75

Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea

There's humor in it, and sadness, and an acid-tinged humor that is miles away from the branded levity of "Friends." More power to Aniston for feeling the need to try something different, and then doing it -- well.

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