I found this movie to be very strange. I don't mean in the narrative, the style, or even the story in particular. I found the death of a certain character towards the beginning to be strange, although, to be fair, it does level out the death of another character towards the end. I also wonder whether to laugh at Holden/Tom's hysterics, or to be seriously disturbed by some of what he says. Confusion on how certain aspects of this movie are supposed to be taken, I found that I liked it. I loved the clever dialogue, coming mostly from Zooey Deschanel, although one of my favorite lines comes from the store's security guard: when wished a Happy Halloween, he says "I'm not a pagan." The acting is all good. I would have preferred more scenes with Deschanel. I would have liked to see some of the sadness shown in Justine and Holden to be hinted at in everyone else who worked at the store; not necessarily conscious unhappiness, but something simply buried within, something not yet realized. Still, what there is is mostly good. What keeps it from being great is some of the subject matter, whether you are supposed to laugh or be disturbed, and whether or not you actually can laugh after certain scenes. I recommend it. I just recommend that you should be aware of the rapid changes in tone and subject in the film.
Review of The Good Girl
