Director: Kim Gatewood
Cast: Iliza Shlesinger , Ryan Hansen , Margaret Cho , Rebecca Rittenhouse , Britney Young , Tony Rodriguez , Taylor Hill , Kimia Behpoornia , Christopher Nicholas Smith , Adam Lustick ()(
Plot: Andrea Singer always put her stand-up career first, and while dating came easy, love wasn't a priority that is until she meets Dennis, a quirky nerd with disarming charm who coaxes her into letting her guard down. Her best friend Margot isn't convinced he's all he seems and she urges Andrea to embark on a wild goose chase to uncover who Dennis really is. Based on a mostly true story.
My Movie Review: The movie is such a smart smirk very witty in giving us a version of mostly unfiltered moments of what happen unusual in very simple set-up rom-com with an edge bites!! Good On Paper is winner in my book didn't expect to be this good on first look come out as lame but a tweak over there turns this around something new to offer in a familiar atmosphere:) A career-focused comic meets a seemingly perfect guy, but starts to suspect the joke's on her in this smart, charming semi-autobiographical tale in this soo fun mostly based on a true story:) The plot was pretty straightforward and predictable it's just a woman being scammed by a guy who's clearly a scammer as Comedian Iliza Shlesinger turns a story from her dating life into an entertaining, if inconsequential movie of utterly charming as this dramatized version of herself:) Margaret Cho goes over the top in this Netflix comedy Good on Paper, mugging and delivering lines too emphatically and Ryan Hansen surprise us with a dark side despite sun-like vibe but movie still belongs to Iliza Shlesinger, whose undeniably talented and overflowing with humour!
Critics Consensus: Writer-star Iliza Shlesinger finds some laughs in real-life romantic travails, but Good on Paper makes an overall awkward transition from stand-up to screen. As an "anti-rom-com," hijacking the genre's rhythms without adhering to the rules of the game, Good on Paper is fine. As a satire of showbiz vapidity, it's decent. It's not nearly as subversive as you want it to be. Iliza Schlesinger takes a familiar premise and spins it with stand-up comedy reminding girls sometimes what is good on paper is a hot buttered mess waiting to be exposed. As a stand-up routine it may have worked, but some material is best left to the stage! Shlesinger makes an engaging lead, charismatic and thought-provoking if not often laugh-out-loud funny. In her directorial debut, comedian Kimmy Gatewood handles the brittle material well, but it is the screenplay and the actors who make it a squirmingly good comedy. Despite the movie's darker aspects, Gatewood and Shlesinger escape with some decent laughs and pointed questions. Good on Paper may have a standard set-up, but writer-star Iliza Shlesinger quickly reinvigorates the so regular romcom plot with her signature style and comedic stylings:)
