It seems at first to be an average romantic comedy with too predictable a plot, but, really, it is just the opposite.

In Good Company combines top performances with a good story and funny dialogue. Also, it is intelligent and surprising and, in my opinion, one of the best and smartest of its kind.

Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is a middle-aged, successful Sports America advertiser. His life is fairly stable, when suddenly he is downgraded at work and his new boss, Carter Duryea (Topher Grace), appears to be half his age. Things go from bad to worse when his wife becomes pregnant and he almost loses his job. The biggest shock, however, comes when he discovers that his daughter Alex (Scarlett Johansson) is carrying on with Carter behind his back.

The story looks familiar but, in the end, turns out to be very peculiar and wise.

Writer/director Paul Weitz presents a romantic comedy with a real-life ending. Although not a serious movie - no dramatic scenes, nor choices - it opens a new era, or maybe goes back to a forgotten one, when films had something to say and were not simply there to be laughed at. The storylines may be totally different, but somehow it feels similar to The Graduate, which probably has something to do with the atmosphere, music and dynamic.

In Good Company shows us love again, but from a different point of view. What's more, Weitz comes up with an uncommon ending and unpredictable plot, which creates the most grown-up and intelligent romantic comedy for years.