DVD: Not Such A 'Good' Movie

A Good Woman (2/5 stars)

This is the story of a young married couple in Italy (Scarlett Johannson, Mark Umbers) who may or may not be having an affair with a friend of the husband and an older woman (Roger Hammond, Helen Hunt), respesctively. Also thrown into the mix is another older man (Tom Wilkinson) who is interested in Helen Hunt's character as well. Finally, there are some very predictable secrets between some of the characters that are not revealed until the middle of the movie.

If you're not like me, and you don't think Helen Hunt is a wooden talentless hack, this might sound like an interesting premise with a good cast. But trust me, it is not. Despite the fact that the performances are good (except for Hunt), the characters are bland, the story is tedious, and the dialogue is plodding. I am not surprised that this got dumped into the early-year no man's land where bad movies get sent by studios to die.

Save yourself the trouble, and don't even bother renting it. I got it because I like Scarlett Johannson, but it isn't worth it at all.

Aside:

What is with all the movies coming out this year with 'Good' in the title? Besides this, there is A Good Year, The Good Sheppard, and The Good German all coming out later this year. Maybe the studios can start coming up with some better titles?