buz_lightyear2000 Maybe my critical eye is not all that it might be or I'm just very generous in my appreciation of films.Either way I have thoroughly enjoyed the 2004 made-for-TV version of Simon's brilliant play.I watched the original on satellite TV and a week later tuned in again,thinking it was the same version, not knowing of the re-make.As it dawned on me,I realised that it was the plot,setting,writing etc which appealed to me more than the acting performances.Jeff and Patricia are fine in the roles, as were Richard and Marsha before them.I see no reason to condemn this re-make and I've no doubt the next version of "The Goodbye Girl" will be just as good as these two.It's a great poignant comedy with wonderful one-liners.

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.

David Smith The 2005 remake of the film "The Goodbye Girl", was one of the worst movies I have ever seen and would not recommend this movie to anyone. I did not like this movie because the actors in this case being Jeff Daniels and Patricia Heaton had no chemistry. The movie didn't flow well at all it was like swimming through syrup. Another reason why this movie was bad is because the plot line of these two complete strangers all of sudden living together and then falling in love is so unrealistic its disgusting. The lone bright spot in this movie was Hallie Kate Eisenberg who played Lucy McFadden. She gave off a good sense of what it is like being a child of a single parent. She played her role very well. Besides that blip of goodness this movie was awful and I would not suggest wasting your time watching it.

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.