| View Larger Image | The Good Life | Video On DemandStarring: Zooey Deschanel, Harry Dean Stanton, Bill Paxton, Chris Klein, Patrick Fugit, Drea de Matteo, Donal Logue Mark Webber
Directed By: Steve Berra
Also With: Steve Berra (Writer)
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| | Binding: | Video On Demand | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 90 minutes | | Studio: | Egami | | Release Date: | January 10, 2009 | | Genre: | Comedy | | Synopsis: | Stars Mark Webber, Zooey Deschanel, Chris Klein, Bill Paxton, Drea De Matteo and Harry Dean Stanton are at their best in this thoughtful, searing portrait of life in the all-American, football-obsessed Midwest. Jason Prayer (Webber) doesn't care about football, but that's just one reason he doesn't fit in. To escape his dead-end existence, he retreats into classic old movies- until he meets the beautiful and mysterious Frances (Deschanel). But when Jason learns that Frances isn't as she appears, he makes some drastic decisions in the explosive climax of this drama about one man's search, against all odds, for The Good Life. | | Sales Rank: | 16,423th |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 3 reviews)
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shh, the movie's started by Bob Humbug  5 Stars
November 24, 2009
I am very upset about the voice-over narration at the beginning and end of this film. It's otherwise nearly perfect--a movie for movie lovers--it has everything. If there's a class of movies that includes films such as Cinema Paradiso, this one should be included. And that's what upsets me so much about the voice over. Whoever thought it was a good idea should be sentenced to watch nothing but CSPAN for a month. And not the really entertaining CSPAN1, but one of its subsidiaries.
I just can't believe that a film so attuned to film (a movie theater plays a large role in this film, for example) doesn't seem to take its own advice. I don't want you watching the movie with me and getting all chatty. Stay in the film.
Ruining this film would take quite some doing, though, and luckily that's only thing it attempts and fails at.
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Excellent (and overlooked) film. by Sodesune (USA)  4 Stars
September 12, 2009
I wasn't sure what to expect when I rented this, having never heard of it. But it was a chance I'm glad I took - the acting is extremely strong and it's directed with care. It's a slow film, with some interesting plot twists and a generally dark mood...which is fitting, given the storyline. It could have fallen in the trap of just being another "oh I hate my town and I'm bored" flick, but it emerges as much more than that. Highly recommended.
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Interesting characters, uninteresting story. by Robin King (Fort Dodge, Iowa)  2 Stars
May 08, 2009
If your looking for a good story, action or suspense skip this movie. But if you like to see quirky characters played by exellent actors well maybe. Everything about this movie was good,except the story. Being a fan of more suspense or action or even stronger characters I would watch something else.
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