This is the story of the Golds. Ben and Alex Gold have been married for sixteen beautiful years and have two beautiful children. Ben is a writer, who is on the cusp of a breakthrough publishing project for Random House. Alex is a busy executive for a design firm. But she has become so busy that she and Ben have not had sex in many a moon. When Alex moves her attractive protege, Zoe Miller, into the Golds' home, the outcome is quite predictable: boys will be boys!
The film's title of "All the Good Ones Are Married" is re-phrased in the film by the mother of Alex, who laments that it is not that the good ones are all married, but that "they are all dead." The thesis of fickle, lying, and cheating men is apparent from the start with Zoe's beau named Trey. Trey has coerced Zoe into stealing from Alex's design company, and Alex intercedes to save Zoe's career. But when she invites Zoe into her home, Ben is incapable of restraining his urges and begins the affair with Zoe.
Another capricious male character is Glen, one of Alex's co-workers. At one point in the film, Alex believes that Glen has feelings for her, and she impulsively kisses him after she has kicked Ben out of her home. But Ben's attraction was for one of the female sales staff--not for Alex. Yet the next time they meet, Ben changes his mind, confessing that Alex's kiss sent his head spinning. He now inquires if Alex might give him another chance!!!
It should be apparent by now that there is sly humor that pervades this film. The best scene occurs in a restaurant where Alex is praising Zoe's work in the design of a popular handbag. But feeling guilty for sleeping with Alex's husband, Zoe opens up and confesses Alex her affair with Ben. At that moment, Alex turns on a dime and throws a hissy-fit in the restaurant that leaves the patrons' jaws dropping. Zoe is fired on the spot and booted out of the Gold home, only to return to the gutter with the "loser" Trey, who forces her to do more stealing.
Despite a smarmy and incredulous ending, "All the Good Ones Are Married" paints a bleak picture of interpersonal relationships. The characters are resolutely unsuccessful in reading the signals sent to them by others. Ben fails to read the signals from his literary agent about commitment to his writing. Alex fails to read the signals for attention from Ben. She also misreads the signals sent by Glen. And poor Zoe is absolutely helpless in reading any signal from anyone!
As the characters are reaching rock bottom, the best line in the film is uttered by young Luke, the son of Ben and Alex Gold. With his father exiled from the family home due to his adultery, the little kid tells his father, "it sucks to be you, Dad!" In that moment it was obvious that that stock of this family was closer to fool's gold than the 14-carat variety. As the Gold standard, the Gold marriage does not appear to have a bright future.
The film's title of "All the Good Ones Are Married" is re-phrased in the film by the mother of Alex, who laments that it is not that the good ones are all married, but that "they are all dead." The thesis of fickle, lying, and cheating men is apparent from the start with Zoe's beau named Trey. Trey has coerced Zoe into stealing from Alex's design company, and Alex intercedes to save Zoe's career. But when she invites Zoe into her home, Ben is incapable of restraining his urges and begins the affair with Zoe.
Another capricious male character is Glen, one of Alex's co-workers. At one point in the film, Alex believes that Glen has feelings for her, and she impulsively kisses him after she has kicked Ben out of her home. But Ben's attraction was for one of the female sales staff--not for Alex. Yet the next time they meet, Ben changes his mind, confessing that Alex's kiss sent his head spinning. He now inquires if Alex might give him another chance!!!
It should be apparent by now that there is sly humor that pervades this film. The best scene occurs in a restaurant where Alex is praising Zoe's work in the design of a popular handbag. But feeling guilty for sleeping with Alex's husband, Zoe opens up and confesses Alex her affair with Ben. At that moment, Alex turns on a dime and throws a hissy-fit in the restaurant that leaves the patrons' jaws dropping. Zoe is fired on the spot and booted out of the Gold home, only to return to the gutter with the "loser" Trey, who forces her to do more stealing.
Despite a smarmy and incredulous ending, "All the Good Ones Are Married" paints a bleak picture of interpersonal relationships. The characters are resolutely unsuccessful in reading the signals sent to them by others. Ben fails to read the signals from his literary agent about commitment to his writing. Alex fails to read the signals for attention from Ben. She also misreads the signals sent by Glen. And poor Zoe is absolutely helpless in reading any signal from anyone!
As the characters are reaching rock bottom, the best line in the film is uttered by young Luke, the son of Ben and Alex Gold. With his father exiled from the family home due to his adultery, the little kid tells his father, "it sucks to be you, Dad!" In that moment it was obvious that that stock of this family was closer to fool's gold than the 14-carat variety. As the Gold standard, the Gold marriage does not appear to have a bright future.