Good Girl Jane

It’s hard to shake how hollow everything feels within “Good Girl Jane.” For all the individual performances, the feature never comes off as more than a supersized short film.

It’s Mintz’s intense and bracing gaze that allows her to chart her own singular path for a bleak, pointed portrait of self-destruction, crumbling mental health, and the crumminess of men.

Without ever relying on cheap moral tribalism, Sarah Mintz delivers at the helm a raw, honest portrait boosted by bold cinematography and Rain Spencer's brilliant lead performance. [Full review in Spanish]

Good Girl Jane is anchored and buoyed by Spencer, but doesn’t escape the trappings of coming-of-age cliché and a narrative that’s simultaneously too full and too shallow.

As Jane finds herself deeper and deeper in trouble, Mintz’s frank and bracing film examines how self-loathing, given encouragement, can lead towards self-destruction.

Good Girl Jane is a well-defined and executed drama with beautiful camera work on a not-so-pretty subject.

Good Girl Jane could have been yet another 'good girl gone bad' story about a teenage drug addict. Rain Spencer's emotionally stirring performance is the main reason to watch when the plot becomes predictable.

Overlong and underwhelming.... The film fails to provide much insight. Spencer is captivating to watch, but the film she is in, unfortunately, is not.

The intimate staging and convincing performances elevate the familiar material into something less sensationalistic and more soulful.

The gritty character study is punctuated by moments of poignancy, which make it worth the investment.