Review of The Good Girl (2002) by Neil J — 29 Nov 2008

Jenny works at a retail store, drives a small beat up car, and lives in a small house. Her husband, Phil, likes to get high and hang out with his friend. Jenny takes a liking to a new cashier at her store, Holden. Holden speaks as if he is afraid of getting shocked if he adds to much expression to his sentences. Nobody seems happy at all, and they all seem to hate not only their jobs, but their very existence as well. When Holden takes Jenny to his house, the two walk by his parents without any conversation except Holden telling them they'll be in his room. Nobody ever smiles.

There is one seemingly happy lady at work; nobody understands why. When she dies, everyone responds to it like a herd of sheep would.

There is just this drone to everybody's voice and mannerisms. It's almost as if everyone has taken ill like characters from The Invasion. And they are just so helpless too. Holden quits his job because he can't handle working with Jenny while not dating her.

So naturally Jenny starts an affair with Holden, although it's clearly physical since both parties are so incredibly uninteresting.

There is not one interesting scene in this entire movie! This is just so plain and boring.