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Good Advice

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When his mistress's publisher husband deliberately misleads him, philandering banker Ryan Turner (Charlie Sheen) loses his job on a doomed deal. Soon, his writer girlfriend, Cindy Styne (Denise Richards), dumps him and leaves town. But the resourceful Ryan takes over her advice column, deceiving readers into thinking it's still penned by Cindy, while also romancing column editor Page Hensen (Angie Harmon). But things get messy when Cindy reappears and goes to work for the man who lied to Ryan.

Critics Reviews

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...there's just never a point at which the viewer is drawn into either the high-concept storyline or the plight of the central character... Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 6, 2010 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Here's some good advice: never rent this. Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2005 Full Review Janet Branagan Apollo Guide Rated: 71/100 Jun 29, 2002 Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central It's like that pair of old sneakers: it stinks, but it's a stink you like. Rated: 2/4 May 17, 2002 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com The best direct-to-video flick I've seen in ages. Rated: 3.5/5 May 9, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ryan T Good cast and actually has aged well. Not perfect but worthy of a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review adam b A decent comedy drama that had enough material to warrant it a good watch Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Your Mum Might Like It. It's Definitely No Comedy. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Critics can hate all they want. My advice -- watch it! Personally, I really enjoyed it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Good Advice is the sort of movie you can see over and over and over. I know I do. It's easy on the eye, charming, slightly insightful, positive, and entertaining. Charlie Sheen's acting is a bit pinched, though, but it's still good. Most character are a bit over played, but in line with the comedic tone of the film. I love Angie Harmon's character, I find it so cute and charming, in lots of little ways, but I suspect she might be at the edge of what she can do. Still, can't help rooting for her. The advice column itself is quite insightful, and well written. If a columnist could write with such a voice, it would be popular indeed. See it whenever you want to be lightly entertained and see a cute relationship. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A decent rom-com from the 'warlock of mars'. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Steve Rash

Director

Charlie Sheen

Ryan Edward Turner

Denise Richards

Cindy Styne

Angie Harmon

Page Hensen

Jon Lovitz

Barry Sherman

Rosanna Arquette

Cathy Sherman

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Synopsis When his mistress's publisher husband deliberately misleads him, philandering banker Ryan Turner (Charlie Sheen) loses his job on a doomed deal. Soon, his writer girlfriend, Cindy Styne (Denise Richards), dumps him and leaves town. But the resourceful Ryan takes over her advice column, deceiving readers into thinking it's still penned by Cindy, while also romancing column editor Page Hensen (Angie Harmon). But things get messy when Cindy reappears and goes to work for the man who lied to Ryan.
Director
Steve Rash
Producer
Mark Burg, Arthur Chang, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Oren Koules
Screenwriter
Daniel Margosis, Robert Horn
Production Co
Emmett/Furla Films, Evolution Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 33m