Jersey Girl
This story tells about a tragedy that looks realistic or is closer to reality. The story began with a man named Ollie, who was sidelined from his job unexpectedly and in what seemed to be the hardest time of his life. Over time, the man discovers that he has to look after his mature daughter and protect him again.
12 May 1978, Pompton Plains, New Jersey, USA
15 August 1972, Berkeley, California, USA
4 December 1980
3 February 1963, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
24 July 1969, The Bronx, New York, USA
9 August 1996
19 July 1976, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
January 17, 2016
I enjoyed the movie quite a bit... Unfortunately, Smith cannot resist his old stand-bys.
April 29, 2009
A cloying attempt at mainstream fodder...
March 27, 2004
The grating sense of commercial calculation in Jersey Girl consistently undercuts Smith's fine writing.
June 23, 2008
Jersey Girl marks a low point for the tubby New Jersey auteur.
March 26, 2004
This kind of weepy material works in the hands of melodrama masters like Douglas Sirk or Pedro Almodovar. But here, it's over-the-top and it's just horrible.
March 27, 2004
Inspired by Smith's own awe and amazement at being a father, the movie is modest and entertaining, with a minimum of sentimental goo, and it demands little of us except a good-natured willingness to go with it.
March 26, 2004
Smith is looking more and more like a developing major talent, so it could be years until we get a handle on this movie's legacy.
March 26, 2004
The filmmaker drowns his trademark edgy stew of smutty humor, stiff acting and dime-store insight into human nature with a gravy of glutinous bathos, making for a singularly unpalatable dish.
December 24, 2010
Formulaic script and uneven tone. Disappointing.
September 24, 2007
Mature and heartfelt, though not overly saccharine.
June 23, 2008
The script stoops to cheap gags that undercut Affleck's efforts to sustain a believable character.
October 18, 2008
Jersey Girl obeys the classic conventions of romantic comedy but there are ingredients in this mix that raise it a notch above average.
