Review of The Good Girl
Year: 2002 Reviewer: Chris Docker
Jennifer Aniston turns in a very respectable performance in her self-analytical role as small town shop assistant in a seemingly dead-end marriage, dabbling adulterously with another shop assistant who turns out to be not only played by the same actor as the lead in Donnie Darko but who has an almost identical brooding, slightly unhinged character. A good script and reasonably soul-searching performances are let down by rather pedestrian directing. The movie plays out too much like a short story and the valiant efforts of Jennifer Aniston are insufficient to give the film any memorable depth. Nevertheless it's an enjoyable watch and at no point is the movie's reach beyond its grasp. Nice.
Rating: 6/10
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