Good Advice (2001)
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29% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(4,052 ratings)
In this comedy, Ryan Turner (Charlie Sheen) is a successful young stockbroker whose life falls apart seemingly overnight when Donald Simpson (Barry Newman), the owner of a powerful media conglomerate, gives him some particularly bad advice about a certain stock; this might have something to do with… More In this comedy, Ryan Turner (Charlie Sheen) is a successful young stockbroker whose life falls apart seemingly overnight when Donald Simpson (Barry Newman), the owner of a powerful media conglomerate, gives him some particularly bad advice about a certain stock; this might have something to do with the fact Ryan has been having an affair with Veronica (Lisa Rinna), Simpson's wife. Ryan loses his job, he finds himself banned from stock trading, and he's about to be evicted from his apartment when his live-in girlfriend Cindy (Denise Richards) decides to leave him to fly off to Rio with a new man. As Ryan tries to come up with a way to pay his rent, he gets a call from Cindy's boss; she writes a newspaper advice column, and it seems her copy is long overdue. Needing Cindy's paycheck to keep a roof over his head, Ryan begins writing her column for her, leading to a wealth of complications and misunderstandings. Good Advice also stars Jon Lovitz, Rosanna Arquette, and Estelle Harris. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steve Rash
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- Artisan Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...there's just never a point at which the viewer is drawn into either the high-concept storyline or the plight of the central character...
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Here's some good advice: never rent this.
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
Not really bad, but just not good either.
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Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
It's like that pair of old sneakers: it stinks, but it's a stink you like.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
The best direct-to-video flick I've seen in ages.
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Cast
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Charlie Sheen
as Ryan Turner
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Angie Harmon
as Paige
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Denise Richards
as Cindy
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Jon Lovitz
as Barry
- Rosanna Arquette
- Estelle Harris
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Barry Newman
as Donald Simpson
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Lisa Rinna
as Veronica
- John DeLancie
- Francoise Surel
- John De Lancie
