Review of Jersey Girl (2004) by Ryan V — 09 May 2012
Ben Affleck plays Ollie Trinkle, a publicist who becomes a widower when his wife dies in childbirth. Ollie then has to cope with the stress of raising a little girl (Raquel Castro) while maintaining his career trajectory.
Jersey Girl is easily the most sappy and trite effort from writer/director Kevin Smith. At the same time, my fondness for Smith's dialogue and the earnest acting by the cast makes me like this film more than I probably should.
One of the best turns, aside from the fun Sweeney Todd sequence, is George Carlin's performance as Ollie's father.
This review of Jersey Girl (2004) was written by Ryan V on 09 May 2012.
Jersey Girl has generally received mixed reviews.
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