Synopsis
A fidgety, wisecracking video store clerk develops a fixation on a particularly reclusive customer, a frequent visitor to the pornography section of Cinefile, the video store where he works in Los Angeles. After multiple failures to impress her during their brief daily transactions, he finds her street address in the store's database, drives to her apartment building and initiates an unconventional campaign to win her affections.
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Cast
- Marianna PalkaThe Woman
- Jason RitterThe Man
- Eric EdelsteinEric
- Mark WebberDerek
- Martin StarrSimon
- Tom ArnoldDad
- Jesse GarciaJose
- Katherine WaterstonKatherine
- Elisabeth WaterstonElisabeth
- Charles DurningCharlie
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
In the vast wasteland of romantic comedies, this lovely film defies the tired genre. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Good Dick carries its messed-up, highly improbable premise so lightly and gracefully that it ultimately comes off as a sweet, plausible and curiously grounded love story -- and touchingly old-fashioned. - 75
New York Post
This unlikely micro-budgeted project is written and directed by Marianna Palka, who also plays the female lead. The guy is portrayed by her real-life boyfriend, Jason Ritter (son of the late John). Their performances are quite remarkable and their chemistry is palpable, even if Good Dick is primarily intended for more adventurous moviegoers. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
At its best, the film is undeniably tender. Sweet, even. - 70
Salon
A dark, sweet and sophisticated confection. - 60
The New York Times
Good Dick surmounts its indie-movie quirkiness with exceptional acting and a sincere belief in the salvation of its wounded characters. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Alternately compelling and dramatically limp, the film scores points for exploring unfamiliar territory but lacks the emotional depth to make some very strange behavior believable. - 40
Variety
An annoying example of self-therapy posing as art.
