Synopsis
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
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Cast
- Jennifer AnistonJustine Last
- John C. ReillyPhil Last
- Jake GyllenhaalHolden Worther
- Zooey DeschanelCheryl
- Deborah RushGwen Jackson
- Mike WhiteCorny
- John Carroll LynchJack Field, Your Store Manager
- Tim Blake NelsonBubba
- John DoeMr. Worther
- Roxanne HartMrs. Worther
Recommendations
- 100
Christian Science Monitor
Aniston and Reilly give the best of many excellent performances. A few plotty scenes aside, this quietly directed drama paints a sensitive, sympathetic portrait of modern malaise, and has a smart sense of humor as a bonus. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Jennifer Aniston has at last decisively broken with her "Friends" image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil. It will no longer be possible to consider her in the same way. - 88
New York Post
A comedy as black as the asphalt desert of a mall parking lot. - 80
Variety
This one comes up short in terms of visual flair. But it delivers amusingly observed characters, consistent laughs underscored by the poignancy of unfulfilled existences and winning performances from a terrific cast captained by Jennifer Aniston. - 78
Austin Chronicle
Succeeds as a moody, evocative, and pleasing film, one that underscores its indie roots in sentiment as well as style - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
A smart, arch and rather cold-blooded comedy. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
There's humor in it, and sadness, and an acid-tinged humor that is miles away from the branded levity of "Friends." More power to Aniston for feeling the need to try something different, and then doing it -- well. - 60
Salon
Never quite establishes its own identity, and when you remember it in two years it's likely to be that movie you saw that you kind of liked with that girl in it, what's her name, from TV.
