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Very Good Girls (2013) 6.0
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Reviews: 22 user | 28 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time. Director:Naomi FonerWriter:Naomi Foner |
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The summer before college presents two best friends, Lilly and Gerri, with the opportunity to shed their good girl images. Both girls want to lose their virginity and explore another side of who they are. But their dark and different home lives and the introduction of two bad boys, threaten to destroy their friendship without it being the nice coming-of-age summer that the two girls envisioned. Written by Anne Campbell
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24 June 2014 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Lilly: No. It was his way of making sure that we'd see each other.
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Written by Afie Jurvanen (as Afie Salomon Jurvanen)
Performed by Bahamas
By arrangement with Downtown DLJ Songs (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Brushfire Records/Universal Records
under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Though not at the same time, both Fanning and Olsen attended the same private high school in Studio City, Los Angeles. See more »Goofs
When Lilly comes home from the beach at the beginning of the movie, she tells her mother that she had gone to Brighton Beach. Her sister expresses surprise that she had gone all the way to Rockaway. Rockaway is nowhere near Brighton Beach. See more »Quotes
Gerri: I got it in the mail yesterday, so I guess that was his... his way of making sure that you'd see it.Lilly: No. It was his way of making sure that we'd see each other.
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Lost In The LightWritten by Afie Jurvanen (as Afie Salomon Jurvanen)
Performed by Bahamas
By arrangement with Downtown DLJ Songs (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Brushfire Records/Universal Records
under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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In one word: pretentious!
I don't know why every screen writer thinks that only screwed up people deserve to be the focus of a story or that they are the only ones troubled by the challenges and hardships of life; it's banal, predictable and trite.
I also do not understand why depth of character in movies is inextricably linked to quiet, antisocial, weird or quirky characters that exist in the outskirts of society, preferably with an artistic streak.
There was a lot of still frame so that the focus was on the characters and a discrete music carpet which I'm guessing was to convey the characters' emotional turmoil or something...but the thing is that the characters' weren't strong enough for all this.
Fanning's character was very unlikable. Her relationship with David wasn't very convincing, nor was her friendship with Olsen's character.
No matter how good Fanning is she can't carry an entire movie by herself (and she wasn't very good in this one) and while Elizabeth Olsen's acting was amazing she wasn't given enough screen time.
Fanning's portrayal of Lilly was so stiff. She was like an emotionless doll for the most time, and when she reacted I couldn't understand or relate. Why was Lilly so angry and distant with her mother? I didn't see her do anything wrong. Why didn't she even try to support or understand her? Why was Lilly so close with her father? How come she forgave him his transgression just like that? It felt like Lilly had lost her grip with reality, especially when she was mad because her father was trying to resolve his marital problems with his wife instead of doing as his daughter asked.
She was lying and misleading her best friend and she was petty and vengeful with David. There is nothing great about this character and Fanning's portrayal of her was like she was dead inside. Seriously, it was scary.
Olsen was amazing though!! She did an ingratiate job with Gerri!! Loved her to bits and I hope she was more in the movie. Olsen is scary good with character driven parts.
Another problem with this movie was the dialog. It was scarce and weak. In a movie where there is no action, no complicated plot or twists but it's all about a person's journey it feels like there should have been stronger dialog.