kcwbar I thought Patricia Heaton did a fantastic job as Paula but No1 was as good as Richard Dreyfuss. They could have done a better job with the casting of Elliot too. Jeff Daniels was mediocre @ best. I also liked the daughter in this one better. The script was almost verbatim & it was still funny but I wasn't rolling & laughing so hard my sides hurt like I did when I first saw the 1977 version. As my title says: it was good but not great. They could have done a LOT worse. Look how horribly musicals like Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ; for one; the movie totally sucked. The musical was much better. All in all I give this remake of a classic a 6. I like how they modernized it too although it didn;t fit in the original plot. IE: Elliot first tries to use his cell phone . Then he drops it & breaks it. They didn't have cell phones in 1977. They were also talking a lot about revivals & improvs which are much more common now.

CodyZ The Goodbye Girl wasn't a great movie. I didn't really like it. This movies acting was not very good. I didn't think Patricia Heaton played her part well. She didn't seem to feel her role. She didn't seem very into it with her emotions. Jeff Daniels and her didn't really connect well. I would not recommend this movie to a friend. I thought that it had its good parts. Jeff Daniels had his funny parts and Hallie Kate Eisenberg who played the role of Lucy McFadden also played her part well. She made you feel what it was like to be a young child in this kind of situation. This was not the kind of movie I would go out of my way to watch. I didn't think i would like this movie and i was right.

Stomperk Although i found The Goodbye Girl cute and entertaining, I do not think the acting was sufficient. Patricia Heaton plays a character who possesses extreme emotions and she was not able to carry out this role successfully. Most of her feelings looked too fake. Because of this it was very hard for the audience to feel compassion for her. Also, I personally do not like unrealistic movies and I felt the plot was very unrealistic. Two complete strangers comfortable with living together in New York City is just ridiculous. I did, however, think Jeff Daniels fit his character and was funny especially with his awkward body movements and his one-liners.

schaeffler26 In my opinion, this was not a very good movie. The plot line had a love, fairytale thing going on that just plummeted my interest. Patricia Heaton acted very poorly. You could easily tell her actions and emotions seemed to be "forced". I didn't like how she complained about every single flaw in her life and depended on everyone else. I have some advice for her "get some acting lessons". As for Jeff Daniels, he is a much better actor than Patricia Heaton. Though I didn't like his character in the movie, i still think his acting was good. Hallie Kate Eisenberg is a decent actor. I liked how she seemed more mature and in control than her mom at times. I feel that this movie is not recommendable on any level. It didn't keep my attention from the very start.