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The Sports publication is seen as the jewel of the newly
acquired company, and even though he has zero experience with
selling magazine advertisement, Carter is sure he can meet
the lofty goals his boss has set.
It should be celebration time for Carter, but unfortunately
it's not.
Though his career might be taking off, life at home is more
on the rocks than a glass of Daniels. Seems his seven-month
marriage to Kimberly (Selma Blair) is on the verge of going
kaboom - and that mounting pile of work on Carter's desk is
doing nothing to help.
Enter, Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid), a father of two daughters
and devoted family man, who has been a salesperson at the
magazine for twenty years. He's just got the biggest kick
in the pants: someone half his age is now ordering him around.
But for how long?
A touching, funny, and at times bittersweet look at life,
love, business, and friendship, In Good Company does
a remarkable job of painting realistic characters into a very
feasible situation. In addition, there's a good script, solid
direction by Paul Weitz, and top performances by all the leads,
in tow.
Company bares a very important message: what is really
important in life is happiness, security and love, not position
and material goods. Easily the best film of 2005.
DVD Extras
As expected, the DVD for In Good Company comes with
some choice extras. There’s Grace and director Paul Weitz
giving both an informative and entertaining commentary over
the flick, plus a behind-the-scenes look at some of the locations
used for the New York shoot of the film.
There even a few deleted scenes and, interestingly, an original
piece on how some of today’s top businessman got to where
they are (no sexual content, surprisingly enough).
Conclusion: Movie 95% Extras: 80%
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