| | | Forget about who you thought you were, and just accept who you are.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Spanish Subtitled
Ollie (Ben Affleck) is a top-of-his-game N.Y publicist. He has a perfect life with a beautiful wife and a baby on the way. Suddenly things go astray and Ollie finds himself jobless and a single father. He''s forced to move in with his father (played by George Carlin). Things start to look up for him when he meets another great girl (Liv Tyler) and her daughter. Ollie learns that life sometimes throws you in a few different directions and you can''t always choose the path you''re given.
"Has more heart up on the screen than any film I've seen in recent years. I mean, we're talking sappy, sweet, heart wrenching sentimentality." Don R. Lewis
"Eloquent and unapologetically cute." Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Editor's Note
Breaking from his signature slacker-underdog films like CLERKS, MALLRATS, and CHASING AMY, Kevin Smith delivers the feel-good family movie JERSEY GIRL. While Smith's pert one-liners and wryly ironic sense of humor are clearly present in the script, his casting choices (Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck) and glossy aesthetic identify the film as a mainstream Hollywood crowd-pleaser. Affleck stars as Ollie, a powerful entertainment executive with a perfect wife (Lopez) and a beautiful Manhattan apartment. But when his wife dies in childbirth and his career fizzles to a halt, he humbly gives up his fast-paced Manhattan lifestyle for the benefit of his daughter Gurtie (Raquel Castro), who is 7 years old for the majority of the film. He moves to New Jersey to live with his father (George Carlin), finds a new romantic interest (Liv Tyler), and learns some lessons about what's important in life. A subplot about Will Smith keeps a string of Hollywood insider jokes and quick cameos (Matt Damon) running throughout the film, while a school play modeled after "Sweeney Todd" lends itself to some funny theatrical moments. An emotive pop soundtrack features music by Aimee Mann in addition to a handful of well-timed entries that help move the plot along ("Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" plays as Ollie sheepishly drives his U-Haul across the river from Manhattan to Jersey), rounding out JERSEY GIRL as a likeable comedy. Parents beware, Smith may have curbed his edginess for this one, but foul language abounds.
| Features | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Behind-The-Scenes Special | | Feature Commentary With Writer/Director Kevin Smith And Actor Ben Affleck | | From Mallrats to Jersey Girl, Kevin Smith And Ben Affleck Talk Shop | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: Spanish | | From MALLRATS to JERSEY GIRL, Kevin Smith And Ben Affleck Talk Shop | | Tonight Show's "Roadside Attractions" Featuring Kevin Smith | | Text Interviews With Cast And Crew | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround | | Widescreen Presentation | | Feature Commentary With Kevin Smith, Producer Scott Mosier, And Special Guest Jason Mewes | | Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Kevin Smith, Producer Scott Mosier and star Ben Affleck | | Making of/Behind-the-scenes special |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 4/10/2009 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 3672703 | | UPC: 00786936245660 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"[Castro's] smile and positive spirit make her the film's most engaging performer." 03/26/2004 p.E8USA Today
"Smith is looking more and more like a developing major talent..." 03/26/2004 p.3D Box Office
"[A] heartfelt, personal quality in the writing makes the film difficult to dislike." 05/01/2004 p.30 Uncut
"[I]t's sweet and funny..." 07/01/2004 p.132 Chicago Sun-Times
"[A] warm, funny movie..." 09/03/2004 p.12 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 5 of 10
There's no arguing that this is a departure for Kevin Smith. Maybe I would have been touched by this
Rolling Stone 5 of 10
Kevin Smith (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) has brought so much scrappy wit to movie - Peter Travers
Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
Jersey Girl is a romantic comedy written and directed by a kinder, gentler Kevin Smith. It's - Roger Ebert
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5 of 5 A Great, Underrated Movie! Monday, June 25, 2007
rarellanojr from Houston, TX
Hollywood favorites Ben Affleck ( Daredevil, Paycheck, The Sum of all Fears) and Liv Tyler ( Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Armegeddon) shine in this heartwarming all-star comedy about a guy who thinks he's lost it all only to discover he's got everything he needs! Ollie (Affleck) is a smooth and successful big-city publicist who has the life he's always wanted -- until things take an unexpected turn and he finds himself an unemployed single father back living with his dad in the suburbs. But just when he thinks his life has hit rock bottom, a sexy, no-nonsense video store clerk (Tyler) enters his life and shows Ollie that sometimes you have to forget who you thought you were and acknowledge what really makes you happy. Also starring Jason Biggs ( American Pie) -- director Kevin Smith ( Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) has delivered another hit critics are calling one of the year's funniest! Was this review helpful?  
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