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The Good Girl

It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?

2002 · 1h 33m · R Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Miguel Arteta

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Overview

A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.

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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
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
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
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
Fresh

An absorbing, slice-of-depression life that touches nerves and rings true.

Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter

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