In Good Company
cast: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson
The good: good story
The bad: identity problem
Dennis Quaid plays an over-protective father who just got demoted when a business tycoon reorganized his newly-acquired business. Meanwhile, Topher Grace is a young, business hotshot who suddenly becomes the boss of Dennis, who's job he now has. This presents an interesting story which while not be groundbreaking, is enjoyable to the end.
But let's deal with the problem first. The film isn't really too serious to be called a drama, nor not too funny to be classified as comedy, and its romantic elements are thankfully subdued which makes this not romance. So it's a dra/com/rom which isn't unusual because a lot of movies are a mixture of genres. The problem in this film is that it never feels that all the elements mixed well and it comes to the expense of the film being unclear.
Now the film is still very enjoyable although if I have to say, this has stronger drama elements so don't expect to laugh your socks off. Acting is admirable with Dennis Quaid very convincing as the businessman-father while newcomer Topher Grace is charming as the goofy but surprisingly competent young boss while Scarlett Johansson is a treat just by herself. The film does tackle serious issues like bottomline thinking and layoffs in corporate America culture but it never feels grim, just serious. I'm afraid though that this is one of those films were moral issues like divorces, and pre-marital sex are sidelined in favor of just going about with the story.
Not really a special film by any stretch but a good watch on a slow afternoon. (3/5)
The good: good story
The bad: identity problem
Dennis Quaid plays an over-protective father who just got demoted when a business tycoon reorganized his newly-acquired business. Meanwhile, Topher Grace is a young, business hotshot who suddenly becomes the boss of Dennis, who's job he now has. This presents an interesting story which while not be groundbreaking, is enjoyable to the end.
But let's deal with the problem first. The film isn't really too serious to be called a drama, nor not too funny to be classified as comedy, and its romantic elements are thankfully subdued which makes this not romance. So it's a dra/com/rom which isn't unusual because a lot of movies are a mixture of genres. The problem in this film is that it never feels that all the elements mixed well and it comes to the expense of the film being unclear.
Now the film is still very enjoyable although if I have to say, this has stronger drama elements so don't expect to laugh your socks off. Acting is admirable with Dennis Quaid very convincing as the businessman-father while newcomer Topher Grace is charming as the goofy but surprisingly competent young boss while Scarlett Johansson is a treat just by herself. The film does tackle serious issues like bottomline thinking and layoffs in corporate America culture but it never feels grim, just serious. I'm afraid though that this is one of those films were moral issues like divorces, and pre-marital sex are sidelined in favor of just going about with the story.
Not really a special film by any stretch but a good watch on a slow afternoon. (3/5)
posted by NaCl at Saturday, May 14, 2005
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