In Good Company (Movie Review)

This romantic comedy starring Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid and Scarlett Johansson is neither romantic or comedic…but it is pretty good…although I’m not sure why. Quaid plays Dan, a married father who is the head salesman at a sports magazine. Life is good…until the magazine is bought by another company and Dan is demoted. A young whippersnapper with zero magazine experience (Carter…portrayed by Grace) is given Dan’s old job. Carter is very uncomfortable in his new position…not to mention quite lonely since his wife left him. So he latches on to Dan and his family…especially his daughter…played by the lovely Miss Johansson. Can you see where this is going?

I don’t really know how to describe the film. Okay let’s just say it is interesting. It is not funny…I laughed maybe three times. It also is not the love story it is advertised to be (thankfully). In fact, the majority of the movie focuses on the work dynamic between Carter and the much older Dan. We see Carter adjust to being the boss of people twice his age and dealing with the hardships of firing employees. Simply put…it is a nice visualization of what it is like to be young and in charge.

In Good Company is not a fun movie…it is just…nice. Check it out. It will be a good rental in a couple of months.