- With its release this week, there’s quite a bit of “Jersey Girl†press happening in Australia and New Zealand. So, we figured we’d run
down a few of the articles and reviews for you. First up, Australian website Moviehole gives the film 3 and a half stars in their review. Here’s a snippet:
Affleck is the best he’s ever been as the empathetic, but slightly lost Ollie, giving the most adult performance of his career. He absolutely shines in the scenes with his on-screen daughter, giving it his all when the script calls for a wallop of emotion. But the best thing about the film is Director Smith. This is perceptibly his most personal film to date. From the topic of raising a daughter, to the differences between living in a small town and a big city – he clearly knows what he’s talking about. Best of all, he injects a sense of level-headedness and kindness into proceedings here, which is about as welcome as it is surprising.
This article from an Australian news site covers Affleck’s
crazy life in the press over the past year, and his feelings towards Jersey Girl today. About the film, he says:
“I felt like both of us wanted to do something different to what we’d been doing. I’d been doing a series of action movies and Kevin had done a pretty broad comedy in Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, and I said to Kevin ‘Let’s do something like Chasing Amy that’s like a smaller, more contained story about people’ and so I really felt that this movie for Kevin was, in a weird way, a return to what both of us had done before,†he says.
“His life is in a different place so a personal story from him now is not going to be about endlessly wondering about the mysteries of female sexuality, which is where his head was then. And the script still has Kevin’s irreverent, somewhat subversive, tone.â€
And finally, Melbourne newspaper “The Age†gives the film a very kind review. Click the image to read it.
- Rerun alert: The episode of MADtv featuring Kevin will be repeating on Fox stations on 9/4. The normal airtime is 11 PM EST, but you
should check your local listings to be safe. - There was an IFC scheduling error with Clerks last week, so it didn’t air. The new schedule indicates it’ll air this Saturday at 12:00
EST and the following Sunday at 6:00 AM EST.
Got Something To Say?
You must be logged in to post a comment.