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IN GOOD COMPANY

Mini-Review by Rachel Dickinson, guest reviewer

Rated PG-13 (for sexual content and some drug references). 110 minutes. Directed by Paul Weitz. Wide Release: Jan. 14, 2005.

From the trailers, I expected In Good Company to be a light-hearted throw-away comedy. Then I heard David Edelstein review the movie on Fresh Air , and I realized that this might be more than fluff.

Dennis Quaid plays an ad salesman at a popular sports magazine that gets swept up in a corporate take over. Quaid, a 23-year veteran of the ad department, gets saddled with a new boss, 26-year-old Topher Grace (of That 70's Show fame).

The movie follows Topher and Quaid, who has to hang on to his job because he has a kid in college and his wife is pregnant. Ultimately, both men learn from each other. And, no surprise, Topher learns a whole lot from Quaid -- like how to be human.

Great anti-corporate thread running throughout. Johanssen puts in a good performance as Quaid's daughter.

SCORE: 3 out of 4 Reels


Jane's Reel Rating System:

One Reel – Pathetic. Even The Force can’t save it.

Two Reels – Tolerable. Coulda been a contender.

Three Reels – Pleasant. Something to talk about.

Four Reels – Wow! The stuff dreams are made of.

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