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In Good Company Movie

On Thursday I saw the movie “In Good Company”, which starred: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Selma Blair and Clark Gregg.

The storyline involved the following: “Just when 51-year-old Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) should be enjoying the fruits of his labor, the successful ad sales exec's life suddenly takes a detour. First, he is demoted from his long-term job when the magazine he works at is gobbled up by a multinational conglomerate. Then, to add insult to injury, Dan must answer to a new boss, Carter Duryea (Topher Grace), a whiz kid half his age with no experience in ad sales. Carter may seem like your garden-type variety corporate climber, but he is dealing with his own personal problems after being dumped by his wife (Selma Blair) of seven months. Dan's home life is equally topsy-turvy. Just as his oldest daughter, Alex (Scarlett Johansson), leaves the nest to start her first year of college, Dan is shocked when his wife tells him she's pregnant. Somehow, the two men find some common ground and form an uneasy friendship, trying to keep the magazine--and its employees--from becoming victims of a corporate takeover. But their burgeoning relationship is put into jeopardy when Carter begins dating Alex. Uh-oh.”

I would rate the movie a “B”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a medium popcorn and a medium soft drink. I thought it was good movie about corporate takeovers and the aftermath of such takeovers. Dennis Quaid’s character was far too serious and not very likeable.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 9:27 AM