Jersey Girl
- Release Date
- March 25, 2004
- Director
- Kevin Smith
- Cast
- Betty Aberlin , Matt McFarland , Sarah Stafford , Paulie Litt , Christian Fan , Victor Chavez
- Runtime
- 103
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Kevin Smith
- Tagline
- He wanted it all... but he got more than he bargained for.
Summary
Bright lights, big city, baby-bottles? Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) is a smooth and successful Manhattan music publicist who seems to have it all. When his perfect life is suddenly tragically upended - leaving him as a single father unqualified for the role – he snaps. Before long Ollie's big city life is a memory. Out of a job and out of luck, he reluctantly moves in with his father (George Carlin) back home to the New Jersey suburb where he was raised. It is the lowest point in his life. Just ask him. The years pass and with them Ollie's plans for his future. Stuck in an unexciting, deadend job, he sees no way out and no way back to the life he used to love. But he adores his young daughter Gertie (Raquel Castro), and she loves their life in the ‘burbs. To her, Jersey is paradise. While renting Gertie's favorite movie for the zillionth time one day, Ollie meets Maya (Liv Tyler), who challenges his priorities and perspective. He begins to realize that sometimes you have to forget about who you thought you were, accept who you are and acknowledge what makes you happy.
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Jersey Girl Review
A lot of Smith's younger fans might not approve of such serious fare from Smith, after making us all laugh so hard for so many years. But, for me - a slightly-older guy who has worshiped his work, and is starting to "grow up" - it's nice to see a wonderfu
