  The Good GuyMPAA Rating:
 for pervasive language and some sexual content._____
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:
Adults
Genre:
Romance Comedy Drama
Length:
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Year of Release:
2010
USA Release:
February 19, 2010 (limited—10 theaters in NYC and LA)
DVD: June 22, 2010 
 
Relevant Issues
How good is good enough? Answer Are you good enough to get to Heaven? Answer Money in the Bible Does the Bible share any wisdom about investing? Answer
Should I save sex for marriage? Answer How can I deal with temptations? Answer How far is too far? What are the guidelines for dating relationships? Answer What are the consequences of sexual immorality? Answer
“Will you know him when you meet him?” Producer’s synopsis: “This story centers on an ambitious young Manhattanite (Alexis Bledel) and urban conservationist who wants a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share the city with.
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…irksome, foulmouthed conversations reminiscent of Carrie Bradshaw & Co. on a NutraSweet high.) …amateurish—every emotional exchange is accompanied by insipid, high-volume pop songs…[2/5]
—David Fear, Time Out New York …Handsome, well-done if too familiar look at the romantic and professional games played by upscale twentysomething Manhattan professionals working pre-recession.…
—Doris Toumarkine, The Hollywood Reporter …a fine example of an interesting twist run amuck, writer-director Julio DePietro’s first feature gives us a standard romantic comedy, told from the perspective of the irredeemable cad who’s fated to lose the girl. Yet that structure—along with the unfortunately timed decision to set the film among loathsome Wall Street hedge-funders with all their attendant misogyny—deprives “The Good Guy” of even the genre’s most basic femme appeal.…
—Andrew Barker, Variety …An alternate title might have been “Wall Street, Junior.”… The Boy Scout versus the cad is an old story, and the outcome of the competition is a romantic-comedy no-brainer. But 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.
—Stephen Holden, The New York Times …Yet another love-in-the-big-city movie, but with a male-makeover twist!… predictable and reductive…
—Alexis L. Loinaz, Metromix Chicago …Needs a script bailout.…[0.5/4]
—Kyle Smith, New York Post |
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