Change in Gender Roles: Movie Review

Jersey Girl

Synopsis:

"Everything for Ollie Trinkie (stared by Ben Affleck) was perfect; he is the most successful publicist in the New York City, and he and his newly wed wife, Gertie (stared by Jennifer Lopez), are preparing for their first babyˇ¦s coming. Only Gertie passed away when delivering the baby, and Ollie, who engaged in his worked, trying to forget Gertie, is fired because the outbreak of emotion at the press conference. Out of no alternative, Ollie has to move back to his home town- New Jersey, to live with his father.
Seven years after Ollieˇ¦s resignation, Ollieˇ¦s daughter, Gertie, named after her mother, is seven. During these seven years, Ollie not only once trying to restart his publicist work in the New York City, but he failed time after time. By the chances of renting video, he met outgoing Maya (stared by Liv Tyler). When the relationship between Ollie, Maya, Gertie, and rest of the family members are getting closer, Ollie got the chance too good to miss of restart his career in the city. Seven years ago, Ollie was forced to gave up his career, and fully took care of Gertie; now, Ollie has to face the struggle between love, family and career once again, and this time, there are no other outside force to intervene the situation. "


 

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Created by Ayeh, 1-17-2005