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Jersey Girl

PG-13 Released Mar 26, 2004 1h 37m Romance Comedy List
43% Tomatometer 176 Reviews 48% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) is young and at the top of his game as a music promoter. He is both a workaholic and a silver-tongued expert at manipulating the press. At a company Christmas party, Ollie meets Gertrude Steiney (Jennifer Lopez), a book editor for a New York publishing house. They are instantly attracted to each other, and begin a whirlwind romance that changes the course of his personal and professional life.
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A surprisingly conventional romantic comedy from Kevin Smith, Jersey Girl is warm but often overly sentimental.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Formulaic script and uneven tone. Disappointing. Rated: 2/5 Dec 24, 2010 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety The script stoops to cheap gags that undercut Affleck's efforts to sustain a believable character. Jun 23, 2008 Full Review Olly Richards Empire Magazine The 'grown-up' Kevin Smith exhibits greater ambition, but he's not quite so much fun. Rated: 2/5 Jun 18, 2004 Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film I don’t know *what* was going on in the world in 2004, but Jersey Girl is just delightful. The big school review and George Carlin’s last scene with Affleck…*sniffles* I’m not crying, you’re crying. Jun 15, 2022 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com This film should have been much better than it is. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 12, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens The result, a heartfelt, sweet and funny love letter to fatherhood. Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Oaklee D More subdued than other Kevin Smith films, Jersey Girl still has all the charm. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T Good to watch on weekends Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/24 Full Review Eye C There's something funny about this movie, this is my third time watching it, and the other two I forgot almost everything about it, but I think everytime that is a nice movie, moving and funny, with out been trashy as the View Askew is known for. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Marie Louise W One of the most underrated movies ever. Probably just because it didn't land with the usual Kevin Smith lad audience but didn't reach many of the people who would really love it. I'm not someone who goes back and rewatched movies every often, but this is one of my go-tos. Huge character development, romance, fun, a musical number, great humour, superb crudeness and really sweet resolution, with sneakily hidden depth and a superb cast. Go watch it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 37 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez (whose character dies after giving birth to a baby girl)!!!!!!!!!!!! But in real life, they are married!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/23/23 Full Review Chris D Very enjoyable film something different from Kevin Smiths filmography Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) is young and at the top of his game as a music promoter. He is both a workaholic and a silver-tongued expert at manipulating the press. At a company Christmas party, Ollie meets Gertrude Steiney (Jennifer Lopez), a book editor for a New York publishing house. They are instantly attracted to each other, and begin a whirlwind romance that changes the course of his personal and professional life.
Director
Kevin Smith
Producer
Scott Mosier
Screenwriter
Kevin Smith
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
View Askew Productions, Miramax
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Frank Dialogue|Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 26, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.3M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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