Rating of
3.5/4
Jennifer is far from a good girl!
mdtinney - wrote on 10/21/09
The Good Girl, starring Jennifer Anniston, is a quiet film, but nonetheless, it kept me interested throughout. It takes place in a small, boring Texas town, in which nothing much ever happens. Justine, who works at the Retail Rodeo, leads a life of desperate boredom. She ends up having an affair with a fellow worker, not because she is dying for sex, or because she is a bad person, but merely because her life is so damn boring. Once she enters the affair, she must start piling lie after lie together in order to keep the affair a secret. To the very end, she still keeps lying, even when the affair has been discovered. I guess the lying was just ingrained by then. Many unintended consequences result, with tragic results all around. By far the best thing about this movie is Anniston's portrayal of Justine. Although I never forgot that I was watching Jennifer Anniston, never did I feel that I was watching Rachel from "Friends". That is because Anniston gets rid of all of her Rachel mannerisms (hair flipping, hands flying, etc.) to portray Justine. She shows how sometimes the best acting can be low key, instead of relying on hysterics. A truly masterful performance by her.
