The Good Guy

Name: The Good Guy
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: February 19, 2010
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Alexis Bledel, Bryan Greenberg, Scott Porter

2010

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: February 19, 2010 | R

Starring: Alexis Bledel, Bryan Greenberg, Scott Porter

Summary: Ambitious young Manhattanite and urban conservationist Beth wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share the city with. Of course that last one is often the trickiest of all. In the new romantic dramedy, Beth falls hard for Tommy, a sexy, young Wall Street hot-shot. But just as everything seems to be falling into place,Ambitious young Manhattanite and urban conservationist Beth wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share the city with. Of course that last one is often the trickiest of all. In the new romantic dramedy, Beth falls hard for Tommy, a sexy, young Wall Street hot-shot. But just as everything seems to be falling into place, complications arise in the form of Tommy's sensitive and handsome co-worker Daniel. Beth soon learns that the game of love in the big city is a lot like Wall Street - high risk, high reward and everybody has an angle. (Roadside Attractions)… Expand

Director: Julio DePietro

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Roger Ebert

It has smart characters, and is wise about the ones who try to tame their intelligence by acting out. Read full review

Stephen Holden

The movie’s confident performances and its eye and ear for detail make The Good Guy a satisfying insider’s snapshot of a shark tank. Read full review

Doris Toumarkine

Like its characters, Good Guy is sharp, fun and pleasant to behold, and its recreational, apartment and workplace locales are appropriately slick and showy. Read full review

Michael Phillips

DePietro struggles to reconcile the perceived demands of the romantic comedy genre (though his film is more bittersweet than most) and the tang and hustle and detail of real life. Read full review

Ella Taylor

DePietro is no cynic, and he means well--but he also means to corner the coveted "Dear John" demographic, which, in turn, means that The Good Guy suffers from the dreary want of imagination about the specificity of twentysomething life that has sunk so many other specimens of this battered genre. Read full review

David Fear

Such passé testosterone worship might have been passable if the filmmaking weren’t so amateurish--every emotional exchange is accompanied by insipid, high-volume pop songs--and the film’s self-satisfied chest-thumping didn’t extend to its creator as well. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Not just a shabby "Wall Street" knockoff clogged with dull, jargon-spewing trading-desk scenes that fail to advance the plot in any way. It's also a nondescript "Sex and the City" retread. Read full review

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JamesH.

Jun 24, 2010

Really well acted, especially Aexis Bledel and Bryan Greenberg. Andrew McCarthy has his best role in years. It's subtle and very well done. I found the pacing to be excellent, the plot develops very steadily and it always held my interest. I enjoyed the score, it's well Really well acted, especially Aexis Bledel and Bryan Greenberg. Andrew McCarthy has his best role in years. It's subtle and very well done. I found the pacing to be excellent, the plot develops very steadily and it always held my interest. I enjoyed the score, it's well photographed too. I found it convincingly done, the characters develop nicely. A good film.… Expand

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