Review of Jersey Girl (2004) by Rachel F — 26 Aug 2009

I liked it, I don't care about the haters!

This review of Jersey Girl (2004) was written by Rachel F on 26 Aug 2009.

Jersey Girl has generally received mixed reviews.

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The film oozes sentimentality, soap-opera bathos and clumsy cribbings from the Frank Capra book of small-town values. Those are its good points…

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But the formulaic nature of ``Jersey Girl'' and its unabashed embrace of suds makes it awfully sweet stuff…

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By Ian C (1,796) on 30 Aug 2017

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I'm one of the few who actually liked this. and if you get the dvd, the commentary with afleck and smith is hilarious…

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