Gurlyndrobb
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Kaelan Mccaffrey
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
Marva
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Subhamoy Ghosh Dastidar
Well all story doesn't have a happy ending but neither do have a sad ending too, this saying goes perfectly well for this movie. I happened to have seen it after seeing it in IMDb. I didn't expect much from this movie as its very poster was not so impressive. Even after watching it, I wont say to have been much impressed but its a nice try to watch it in a Sunday evening where you have no where to go. The story begins with Dan (Dennis Quad) office being taken over by Globecomm CEO Teddy K. The newly appointed chief is Carter (Topher Grace) who will now head the office with Dan being his "wingman". But life changes for young,vibrant,dynamic Carter after his wife left him few days prior to their anniversary and Carter happened to have meet Dan's elder daughter (Scarlet Johansson). After a short stint at their house, they gradually falls for each other. What follows next forms the climax of the story. A nicely shot movie with good performances by the lead characters. A tight screenplay will make you watch this 110 minutes movie. Background score is not so impressive and doesn't leave any mark. I would not say recommended but if you are running short of movies, you can give it a shot.
PWNYCNY
This movie was reaching for something but then stops and tries to muddle through as a comedy, which it is not. It is a hard sell to make light of people losing their jobs and playing up to bosses, and the phoniness of the corporate world. Yet, this is what this movie tries to do, with mixed results. Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace are good as the middle aged guy and the much younger upstart who find themselves in an awkward business relationship The story revolves around their relationship, which provides the basis for some satirical swipes at the institution of the family, parent-child relations, adolescent issues, middle-age crisis and the coldness of the corporate world. The problem is that the movie tries to treat all these problems as fluff, and as a result, the movie comes off as superficial. Comedy means making people laugh, but it's hard to laugh at people in crisis.
Framescourer
This is a clever film. It's set in New York, but it's not a New York film. There's a strong lovestory at its centre but its not a romance. The screwball twist in place at the start has a yuppie as boss to an old-timer but the comedy never spins off beyond the congenial. I like that it's unusual without being cranky.Paul Weitz manages the film very well with this sidestepping of expectation - but without dampening the powder of the premise. It's a funny film, a good script punched out credibly by the good cast. Quaid and Johansson are utterly secure in their rather more conventionally dramatic turns - Grace must shoulder the burden of the comedy which he does with a necessary if wearing excess of energy. There's plenty of good support including a brief but interesting cameo from Malcolm MacDowell whose equivocal father figure is a quietly pivotal moment on screen. 6/10
wes-connors
"Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is a loving husband, caring father, and star ad executive. But now, life is putting him through the ultimate test. Carter Duryea (Topher Grace), a young hotshot half his age, has just become his boss. And to complicate matters, Dan discovers Carter is dating his daughter (Scarlett Johansson). It's filled with genuine laughs and you're in good company when you watch this entertaining comedy that 'Rolling Stone' calls 'hilarious'," according to the DVD sleeve."Rolling Stone" is wrong; the humor in this film not "hilarious". Although he tries, Mr. Quaid can't make lines like "Only my wife is allowed to touch me there!" funny, and Mr. Grace's borderline kid/adult talk is just embarrassing. The dorm poster advertising: "Marijuana (Because Your Friends Just Aren't Very Funny)" may be good advice, concerning the comedy part of this comedy/drama.Writer/director Paul Weitz and his cast do much better with the dramatic portions, which take over by the third act. Although, by then, it's too little, too late. When Quaid and Grace hug, you wonder where the good story went. It should have ended with Quaid receiving the son he wanted, but in an unexpected way… ***** In Good Company (12/6/04) Paul Weitz ~ Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson
