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The Good Guy

Play trailer Poster for The Good Guy R Released Feb 19, 2010 1h 30m Comedy Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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33% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 30% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Beth (Alexis Bledel), an urban conservationist, wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share her life and love of New York. When Beth meets Tommy (Scott Porter), a Wall Street whiz, she falls head over heels in love. It seems that everything is falling into place, but romantic complications arise when Beth meets Daniel, Tommy's sensitive and handsome colleague.
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The Good Guy has an attractive cast, but they aren't done any favors by the film's cardboard characters and cliched plot.

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David Fear Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe It's network television drama, starring actors best known for their TV work and full of the petty gripes and mild worries of characters who really have nothing compelling to worry about. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 4, 2010 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times It has smart characters, and is wise about the ones who try to tame their intelligence by acting out. Rated: 3/4 Mar 4, 2010 Full Review Dave White Movies.com Rated: 2/5 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media High-reaching adult drama with lots of language, drinking. Rated: 2/5 Dec 31, 2010 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Mild, pleasant, obvious romantic comedy set on Wall Street that's most notable for its (maybe accurate) portrayal of young brokers as amoral idiots oblivious to the real-life consequences of their risky business. Rated: 83/100 Jul 3, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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anthony m Didn't finish it. You quickly hate all the characters Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/06/24 Full Review Josie W Loved to see a handful of teen drama stars fresh out of their tv prime being thrown into an incoherent roller coaster of a plot with no depth, no direction, and hardly a clue how to make it feel like... anything. I'll give it one thing though; it has mastered the art of making a fairly short watch feel very, very long. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Seppure nel complesso questa commedia romantica non sia malvagia, sono troppi gli aspetti poco originali al suo interno. Inspiegabile poi la scelta di utilizzare come prima scena, le immagini che fanno già capire la direzione del film; tolgono quel poco di gusto e di brio che ci sarebbe potuto essere altrimenti. E basta stereotipare gli agenti di borsa. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review steve d Bledel is good the script is extremely bad, slow moving, and not remotely romantic. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Terrible. I wish I hadn't wasted the time it took to watch this. The script could have been written by a 2nd grader it's so predictable. I can't even put into words just how much I absolutely despise this movie. In all honesty it's probably the worst movie I've ever seen. How did any production company allow such a god awful idea to be brought to life? If you enjoy this movie you're probably just a simp with no ambition who only looks forward to vicariously living through hopeless movies like this one. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I like how they set up the audience for a different plot..It really is the definition of don't judge a book by it's cover(or title). There is even a dialogue in this movie where they're discussing a plot in the book the characters are reading where the narrator isn't trusted. I like how they poke fun at their own plot. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alexis Bledel as Beth in "The Good Guy." (L-R) Scott Porter as Tommy and Alexis Bledel as Beth in "The Good Guy." (Foreground, L-R) Aaron Yoo as Steve-O and Bryan Greenberg as Daniel in "The Good Guy." (L-R) Bryan Greenberg as Daniel and Scott Porter as Tommy in "The Good Guy." Scott Porter as Tommy in "The Good Guy." Alexis Bledel as Beth in "The Good Guy." (Foreground) Writer-director Julio DePietro on the set of "The Good Guy." Bryan Greenberg as Daniel in "The Good Guy." Anna Chlumsky as Lisa in "The Good Guy." View more photos

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Synopsis Beth (Alexis Bledel), an urban conservationist, wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share her life and love of New York. When Beth meets Tommy (Scott Porter), a Wall Street whiz, she falls head over heels in love. It seems that everything is falling into place, but romantic complications arise when Beth meets Daniel, Tommy's sensitive and handsome colleague.
Director
Julio DePietro
Producer
Julio DePietro, Linda Moran, Rene Bastian
Screenwriter
Julio DePietro
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Belladonna Productions LLC
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Pervasive Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 19, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$100.5K
Runtime
1h 30m
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