I just finished watching the remake of Neil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl" starring Patricia Heaton and Jeff Daniels. It is pretty much an exact replica of the 1977 version of "The Goodbye Girl" that starred Marsha Mason and Richard Dreyfuss. In both films, the main character Paula gets dumped by her boyfriend and finds out that the ex has leased the apartment to someone else, leaving Paula and her daughter helpless. The guy who comes to take the apartment is an actor in an off-Broadway show, and in their desperation they end up living together in the same apartment. Lots of fighting goes on between the two characters throughout the film, but the tension gives way to romance. It is one of the best and funniest romantic stories ever written. While both films are enjoyable, I felt like the original version was slightly better.
The 1977 version gets 4 out of 5 stars.
The 2004 version gets 3 ½ out of 5 stars.
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