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25 August 2002 (Canada) moreTagline:
It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?Plot:
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 15 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(72 articles)
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One of the best written pictures of 2002 more (288 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jennifer Aniston | ... | Justine Last |
 | Deborah Rush | ... | Gwen Jackson |
 | Mike White | ... | Corny |
 | John Carroll Lynch | ... | Jack Field, Your Store Manager |
 | Jake Gyllenhaal | ... | Holden Worther |
 | Zooey Deschanel | ... | Cheryl |
 | John C. Reilly | ... | Phil Last |
 | Tim Blake Nelson | ... | Bubba |
 | Jacquie Barnbrook | ... | Heavy Set Woman |
| Annie O'Donnell | ... | Haggard Woman |
| John Doe | ... | Mr. Worther |
 | Roxanne Hart | ... | Mrs. Worther |
| Jon Shere | ... | Lester (as Jonathan Shere) |
 | Alice Amter | ... | Big Haired Woman |
 | Jean Rhodes | ... | Old Woman |
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Rated R for sexuality, some language and drug content.Parents Guide:
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Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:18 (re-rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38723)Fun Stuff
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To make Jennifer Aniston look more worn down, Miguel Arteta made her wear wrist weights for several weeks prior to filming, she also wore them during some of the scenes. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Phil goes to have a shower, Justine pulls her shirt together as Bubba looks on. In the next shot, her shirt is open wider again. moreQuotes:
[to Justine]Bubba: Look, you got your choice to make, destroy your marriage and break your husband's heart, or have sex with me right now.
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Mike White, writer of The Good Girl, deserves the most credit here. While there is good direction and good performances all around, the writing tops the lot by getting the audience to feel for the characters and to understand their human nature from start to finish. Plus, there is a even handed amount of humor (sometimes from stoners and sometimes from quirks in the store) to go along with the drama.
And the performances- Jennifer Anniston shows she can actually do something other than Friends and portrays small town Justine with her wants, desperation, disgust, and ultimitely fears. Gyllenhaal is as compelling as her passionately crazy co-worker, self based on The Catcher in the Rye if only to himself; Reilly and Nelson give the best performances of the picture (and should've gotten a little more screen time) as pot head painters with aimless destinies.
The Good Girl is a keen portrayal of small town angst at the never-ending, often monotonous and uninspired/unfortunate basis. One of the better dramedies of the year. A-