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Jersey Girl

Jersey Girl

Comedy · Romance · Drama · 2004

Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.

Movie details

Jersey Girl

“He wanted it all...but he got more than he bargained for.”

2004 Comedy · Romance · Drama 1h 42m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.2 / 10

74.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

42 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

43 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kevin Smith

Written by

Kevin Smith

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Ollie Trinke

Raquel Castro

Raquel Castro

Gertie Trinke

Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler

Maya

George Carlin

George Carlin

Bart Trinke

Jason Biggs

Jason Biggs

Arthur Brickman

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

Gertrude Steiney

Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Greenie

Court is in session

Put Jersey Girl on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.