I can't believe I didn't turn and run from this one. Nothing good to say, depressing, dark, completely immoral. PLEASE do not see this film!
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The Good Girl
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Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 16. -
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Common Sense says
Story of love and frustration isn't for kids.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–17
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Good Girl
Parents need to know that this film deals with potentially upsetting issues such as mental illness and infidelity in an understated manner. Strong language is used throughout the film, and there are several scenes depicting sex without frontal nudity. Alcohol and drug abuse (pot) are depicted. There is a scene of coerced sex that verges on rape, and two offscreen deaths, one by suicide.
Read our full review by Will Fertman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Justine's decision at the end of the film, and how it might affect her life in the future. The title of the film is both serious and ironic -- in what ways is she a good girl, and how does she balance her desires with the good of the people around her? What made Holden so attractive to her at the beginning, and how did this make him "a demon" by the end? Although Christianity plays a relatively small role in the story, parents with strong faith will want to talk about the issues of forgiveness and coercion explicitly brought up by the film. What's the difference between professing a faith and adhering to it?
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Lives inI rate this title off for age 17 and give itThe horrible, awful, disgusting bad girl
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