A 2002 black comedy-drama written by Mike White, The Good Girl, explores trying to escape the mind-numbing dullness of everyday life, and the consequences of doing so. Jennifer Aniston, who was trying to avoid being typecast due to her Friends success, stars as Justine Last, a depressed 30 year old who lives in a dreary Texas town and works at the local "Retail Rodeo". She starts an affair with the oddball cashier, 22-year old Thomas "Holden" Worther (Jake Gyllenhaal), and slowly, her life begins to unravel.