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Good movie but grossly overrated

A Disappointing Continuation

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This is a likable enough film, with lots of people appearing in it who could play the roles in which they are cast in their sleep.It has it's moments, and a better than average script. I especially liked the Topher Grace character and his relationship with the pre-Modern Family Ty Burrell.I wouldn't say it's the best romantic comedy ever made, but it certainly has it's fair share of good points and moments. It's also not rude or daft, it's a well made romantic comedy, and that's a rare thing.I wouldn't watch it again, but I enjoyed it.

I stumbled upon this little gem late one night on HBO. I was channel surfing, drinking my tea, TRYING to get tired and go to bed. I ended up watching the entire film. In Good Company is a wonderfully sweet, poignant and heartfelt film about love, loss and appreciating what you have. Dennis Quaid plays Dan who is demoted at his job, after the company he is working for is bought by a competitor. Dan's new boss is Carter (Topher Grace). He is a 26 year old whipper snapper who is inept at everything EXCEPT work. His wife leaves him, he trashes his brand new Porsche 911 before he even gets it out of the parking lot and he is ALWAYS selling EVERYTHING. From how he is doing on a particular day to how much coffee he drinks. Everything is about selling, to him. At his core, Carter is a lonely and unhappy man, no matter how much he tries to sell everybody that he is not. That is until he meets Dan's lovely college attending daughter, Alex played by Scarlett Johansson. She is smitten with him, as well and the only time Carter is a normal human being is when he is with Alex. They make a cute couple. Only problem is Dan does not know the two are seeing each other. The other half of this film is about business and how Dan and Carter start to understand each other;eventually. Of course, Dan is not happy about being replaced with a young kid, half his age. Dan is the seasoned pro, but Carter knows very little but is a good seller. Paul Weitz wrote and directed this film and it is a light but very intelligent film with characters that are written as real as anyone you will see on film. Quaid is usually always good and here, it is no exception. But the real performance I was drawn to was that of Topher Grace. Despite the fact he is a bit of a putz, I still liked him and wanted him to find his happiness. His performance should have been an Oscar contender. It is that good of a performance. Grace and Johansson have wonderful chemistry together and I wanted them to be together. In Good Company deals with love, loss and appreciating what and who you have in life with humor and sadness that is uplifting and positive. It is a well acted, written and directed film that deserved some Oscar talk for the year it came out. I think in reality, it missed the deadline by a day or two for submission. What a shame. This plot may have been done before, but it has rarely been done as well as has been done here.

It basically talks about a new young boss, an old father(double the age of his boss), and a daughter. The boss gets in a relation with the daughter, after his divorce.The movie is very nice and interesting to watch, it sounds comedy, but not really. But it keeps a smile on your face.It was written well, let you really sympathize with each character, and this is what each script has to have.The movie was very well directed, could give the director 7.5 out of a Ten. The acting was just perfect, well lets not exaggerate, lets say Very good, if we are talking about Dennis Quaid, or the 26 years old guy or the 18 years old Scarlett.The director by the way is the same director of the 2010 Little Fockers. He is a writer too, wrote this movie, wrote AntZ I give the movie around a 7 out of 10.Enjoy [email protected]

"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