In The Goods, Jeremy Piven leads a group of gonzo mercenary car salesmen who traipse around the country rescuing floundering dealerships. His current stop is in the small town of Temecula, where he hopes to save Ben Selleck's (James Brolin) dealership from bankruptcy with a three day July 4th sales blow-out. As Don Ready, he's all confidence and swagger as he doesn't hesitate to use any method he can think of to sell cars; this includes, but is not limited to, lying about Ben having cancer in order to generate sympathy. He's assisted by his most able, as well as morally compromised team, consisting of Ving Rhames, David Koechner and Kathryn Hahn. This film is as funny as it is politically incorrect; racial and ethnic epithets are liberally sprinkled throughout, and Ms. Hahn even makes a play for Ben's ten year old son. Okay, the ten year old (Rob Riggle) has a pituitary problem so he's actually a ten year old in the body of a grown man so I guess that makes it just fine; it's certainly hysterical though to watch her put the moves on this man-child who's more interested in his action figures than in actually getting some. Mr. Piven and the cast all do well with some solid material, and Will Ferrell, who produced also has a great cameo.
Rating - 3 Stars
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I love the way you phrased this- "He's assisted by his most able, as well as morally compromised team,"
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