Jersey Girl

A lonely New Jersey teacher looks for Mr. Right in NYC, and runs into the man of her dreams. After nearly totaling his Mercedes, she learns just how hard he has worked to break free of his Garden State roots., Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler star in Kevin Smith’s dramatic comedy about a music publicist fallen on hard times, whose life is pulled from the doldrums thanks to the love of the two ladies in his life., A lonely New Jersey teacher looks for Mr. Right in NYC, and runs into the man of her dreams. After nearly totalling his Mercedes, she learns just how hard he has worked to break free of his Garden State roots., A pre-Twister Jami Gertz heads the cast in the independently produced Jersey Girl. Born and bred in the Garden State, Gertz is overwhelmed by a desire to taste life in the Big City across the river. Once she lands in New York City, Gertz instantly meets Dylan McDermott, the man of her dreams-nearly totalling his Mercedes in the process. Likewise a refugee from New Jersey, the well-heeled McDermott feels both gratified and uncomfortable by Gertz’s attentions; after all, she represents everything that he’s fought long and hard to forget. Your enjoyment of Jersey Girl is utterly dependent upon your feelings towards Jami Gertz, since she’s pretty much the whole show in this unpretentious PG-rated romance.