71
Metascore
35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAniston and Reilly give the best of many excellent performances. A few plotty scenes aside, this quietly directed drama paints a sensitive, sympathetic portrait of modern malaise, and has a smart sense of humor as a bonus.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJennifer Aniston has at last decisively broken with her "Friends" image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil. It will no longer be possible to consider her in the same way.
- 88New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannA comedy as black as the asphalt desert of a mall parking lot.
- 80VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyThis one comes up short in terms of visual flair. But it delivers amusingly observed characters, consistent laughs underscored by the poignancy of unfulfilled existences and winning performances from a terrific cast captained by Jennifer Aniston.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenSucceeds as a moody, evocative, and pleasing film, one that underscores its indie roots in sentiment as well as style
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA smart, arch and rather cold-blooded comedy.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaThere's humor in it, and sadness, and an acid-tinged humor that is miles away from the branded levity of "Friends." More power to Aniston for feeling the need to try something different, and then doing it -- well.
- 60SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirNever quite establishes its own identity, and when you remember it in two years it's likely to be that movie you saw that you kind of liked with that girl in it, what's her name, from TV.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Good Girl isn't really the title of this movie at all. Instead, it's now widely known as The Movie That Proves Jennifer Can Act.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumOnly pretends to care about good people who sometimes do bad things. In fact, it hasn't got time for the pain.