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In Good Company

Another highly recommended film which stars Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, and Scarlett Johansson.  Quaid plays a middle-aged man (Dan Foreman) who, overall, has a good life.  He has a wonderful family, a career he loves, a wife who is unexpectantly pregnant with their 3rd child, and a daughter who just got accepted into NYU.  Then his life changes when 26-year-old Carter Duryea (Topher Grace) walks into his life.  Carter, who is a little cocky, thinks his life is awesome and is convinced he’s going nowhere but up.  He is devoting himself to getting ahead on the corporate ladder.  He gets a promotion and a job at Sports America, which is where Dan works.
* Carter Duryea (Topher Grace) introduces himself to Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) as his new boss!	* Dan Foreman and Carter Duryea have a heated discussion about firing more employees.  Dan tries to talk him out of it, but Carter is adamant about it being the best thing for the Sports Magazine company.
The complications in this movie?  Well, there are a few.  Not only is Dan demoted from his position, but Carter becomes his new boss.  Many of his co-workers and friends end up getting fired.  With all these changes and adjustments, Dan also has to worry about his eldest daughter, Alex’s very expensive education, the arrival of his 3rd child, and other expenses.  On the other hand, life isn’t easy for Carter either.  His new Porsche gets busted 5 seconds after he buys it, his wife of seven months left him, and he gets so lonely that he starts latching onto Dan for company.  If that isn’t bad enough, he starts a romantic relationship with Alex which they obviously have to hide from Dan.
* Alex Foreman (Scarlett Johansson) and Carter meet for the first time.  It’s his first day of his new job.  He admits to being scared sh**-less and has no idea what he’s doing.
With all these complications, life isn’t easy for either of them.  Still, Dan needs his job as much as Carter needs his.  They need each other.  Out of necessity, the two work together to cut budgets and increase Sports America’s revenue. Despite tensions between them, Carter realizes he still has a lot to learn and eventually gets life lessons from Dan…
* Naughty naughty!  Carter fools around with Alex who also happens to be Dan’s daughter.  Complications are sure to arise…	* Kimberly (Selma Blair) has a small role in this film as Carter’s wife.  Here, she tells him she’s going to leave him after only seven months of marriage.
Highlights of the movie: When Dan and Carter first meet the 2nd time, Carter bangs up his Porsche, Dan’s surprise birthday party…

Starring: Dennis Quaid (Dan Foreman), Topher Grace (Carter Duryea), Scarlett Johansson (Alex Foreman), Marg Helgenberger (Ann Foreman), David Paymer (Morty)


Dan catches Carter and Alex together and ends up punching Carter in the eye. Carter blurts out that he loves Alex, but it doesn’t look like she feels the same way. Later, she breaks up with him, saying that he only thinks he loves her and is still on the rebound. The next day, at work, Teddy K. (Malcolm McDowell) arrives to give a speech. Dan speaks up against him. Furious, Steckle (Clark Gregg), Carter’s boss, tries to fire Dan and Carter. Carter threatens him with the loss of a big account, so Steckle backs down and says he’ll give them 24 hours. Dan and Carter talk to Mr. Kalb (Philip Baker Hall) and convinces him to pay for ad space in their sports magazine. They head back to the office only to find out Teddy K. had sold their magazine company. Steckle and Carter are fired, but Dan gets his old job back. A month later, Dan offers Carter a job, but he turns him down, saying he needs to sort things out and figure out what he wants. They share a heartwarming friendship hug. Carter runs into Morty (whom Dan had re-hired) and Alex. Alex and Carter talk briefly and then depart. Ann, Dan’s wife, gives birth to a baby girl. Closing scene ends with Carter jogging on the beach (instead of on the treadmill at home) and talking on the cell phone with Dan.

Personal comments about this movie?
A surprisingly wonderful and insightful film. I thought it was going to be another typical Hollywood film with a love story thrown in, but it certainly wasn’t. It was smartly written and directed with a good, solid story and some touching and funny moments. Dennis Quaid was terrific as the middle-aged guy who had to cope and adjust to all the changes in his professional and personal lives. As a top sales exec, he had to adjust to getting pushed over by a new and younger guy who then becomes his boss. The emotions Quaid portrayed onscreen were convincing and felt very real. Topher Grace really proved his acting abilities (unlike his 70s co-star Ashton Kutcher) for films other than a TV sitcom. Scarlett Johansson was very good, too, but it was the 2 leading actors that lit up the screen. The ending was perfect. It wasn’t surprising nor was it predictable. I’m glad the director didn’t focus too much on the romantic relationship otherwise this would’ve been just another cheesy romantic comedy.

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