Great Film: Jersey Girl
Very Sweet Movie
In New York, the young executive Oliver "Ollie" Trinke (Ben Affleck) is
a successful PR of the music industry. He meets and falls in love for
Gertrude Steiney (Jennifer Lopez), who soon gets pregnant. However, she
dies in the childbirth and Ollie decides to return to his father's home
in New Jersey. Pressed by the situation of lonely father, the
workaholic Ollie blows-up in an important press conference and makes a
fatal statement, losing his job and becoming blacklisted in his
publicist career. He promises to be the "best father in the world" to
the young Gertie, and stays single, grieving his beloved wife, without
dating any woman for seven years and trying to retrieve a position of
public relation. One day, he meets the rental clerk Maya (Liv Tyler),
they become friends and she helps him to supersede his past life.
"Jersey Girl" is a very sweet movie about family, and honestly I could
never expect such sensitive story from Kevin Smith. I like his work a
lot, and I have all his movies in my collection. "Clerks" and "Chasing
Amy" are amazing, and I must confess that I was tired of "Jay and
Silent Bob". The shift in his career could not be better. The story is
great and very well balanced with drama, comedy and romance. Liv Tyler
is fantastic, showing a great chemistry with Ben Affleck. George Carlin
is great, without being corny, in the role of Bart Trinke. But the girl
Raquel Castro is stunning: very bright and smart, she steals all the
scenes and seems to be a future star. I really loved this movie. My
vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Menina dos Olhos" ("Apple of the Eyes" – meaning
something very dear")
Cast
- Gertrude Steiney played by Jennifer Lopez
- Ollie Trinke played by Ben Affleck
- Greenie played by Stephen Root
- Bryan (as Paulie Litowsky) played by Paulie Litt
- Block played by Mike Starr
- Susan (as Jennifer Schwalbach) played by Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
- Bart Trinke played by George Carlin
