We didn’t get a chance to watch Good On Paper before it came out, but now that it’s out we jumped on the chance to watch a movie with the talented Iliza Shlesinger. This film is available on Netflix, and you can watch it right now with a subscription.
We’ll be reviewing this movie regarding Story, Acting, and Overall. Let’s jump on in!
STORY: 3/10
The story of this film is about a female comedian who has a chance encounter with a man who seems to check a lot of the boxes for a good life partner, without the sex appeal she usually looks for in a mate. He gives her a lot of the attention she needs and wants, and eventually, she sees him as more than a friend. However, when she finally makes that plunge, her friends start to get worried that all her new boyfriend’s positive attributes don’t seem to add up.
Is he really as amazing as he says he is, or is he just good on paper?
I would normally give this movie a higher story score based on the idea, and it does have the makings of a solid comedy, but while Iliza Shlesinger is very skilled, I feel like the writing of the story took a pretty solid premise and laid it out to flat and unfunny. I don’t want to think that it was the acting skill of the parties involved, but we’ll go into that in the next section.
ACTING: 2/10
How do you waste the talents of Iliza Shlesinger, Margaret Cho, and Kimia Behpoornia? Three words “Good On Paper.” All three of these people individually are awesome comedians with bodies of work that I appreciate and enjoy. I don’t know if it’s the writing, the personal disinterest in the piece, or if maybe I’m watching a parallel universe of these comedians, but I was not happy with what I got from this film. I love these people, and frankly, they all had at least one gem throughout this horrible film, but it’s not enough to make up for this torture experiment Netflix has called a movie.
OVERALL: 3/10
Good On Paper is a movie that sounded like it could have all of the comedy success of a film like Trainwreck, or even possibly Mr. Right, but was addressed properly. Unfortunately, it devolves into something much closer to French Stewart’s Love Stinks.
Conner’s Final Thought(s):
I’m personally a huge fan of Iliza Shlesinger, so I thought I’d give this film a chance, I even thought that this film might be the story of how she met her husband. Boy was I mistaken on all fronts.
If you’d like to torture yourself with this f-grade movie you can do so here!
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