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In Good Company: Dan Foreman
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As is to be expected, In Good Company leans heavily on its lead actors to make this emotional arc work. Dennis Quaid (much like the film itself) is an actor so effortlessly charming that people often think his performances are unworthy of notice, but he's note-perfect in this role: Dan Foreman needs to be charming enough to be a credible salesman and world-weary enough to resemble a fifty-year-old father of two. Quaid is one of the few actors of his generation who still carry both these qualities; his face is craggy, but still handsome, and his expressions of bemusement suggest the kind of man who has seen a lot, but who still wouldn't mind seeing more.
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As a glimpse into the workings of a high-powered company on shaky grounds, "In Good Company" thrives. Although a minimum is learned about Carter and Dan's actual jobs, the details brought to in-office politics and the role that ageism plays in today's work force rings true. Watch closely, for example, in a scene in which Dan offers to "let go" two of his co-worker buddies for Carter. Though no fault of his own, Dan is immediately blamed by one of them simply for being the bearer of bad news, while the other, the low self-esteemed Morty (David Paymer), resigns to his undeserved fate without fuss. Meanwhile, Dan sort of bonds with Carter, a man he silently resents but cares enough about what he does to offer showing him the ropes.
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In Good Company is a sharply-observed, smartly written comedy with some interesting points to make about corporate culture, particularly regarding the sense of jittery unease that follows a corporate takeover. It ... works well as a romantic comedy, painting a convincing portrait of the relationship between Carter and Alex, as well as taking the time to flesh out Dan’s family, which includes his newly-pregnant wife, Anne (Marg Helgenberger) and youngest daughter (Zena Grey).
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Oddly enough, the relationship between Alex and Duryea is the least interesting facet of In Good Company. It serves primarily as a wedge between a growing friendship between Dan and Duryea. Duryea is looking for anything to hold onto which would give him the semblance of a life. Grace carries himself with a sense of ease. He has a pretty laid-back approach to acting that looks extremely natural. The real drama in this film comes from watching the opposite reactions of Dan and Duryea.
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Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) thinks he knows corporate success; he is an experienced advertising executive with a stable job and a good future ahead, or so he thinks. However, when his company is taken over, he finds himself with a new boss, Carter Duryea (Topher Grace). The problem? His boss is much younger, barely out of college, and Dan chafes under the reversal of authority. It doesn't help matters when Carter takes an interest to Dan's college-age daughter, Alex (Scarlett Johansson). Faced with turmoil both in their corporate and personal lives, Dan and Carter must learn to cope with their differences in order to survive the cutthroat business world.
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Dan Foreman is a good man with a good family, a beautiful wife, two daughters that he adores and protects with a passion, and a good job as a salesman for a sports magazine. Dan loves his job. He likes it because it allows him to make a comfortable living, care for his family, and at the same time help out businesses he knows can benefit from exposure in the magazine. All that changes when Dan’s company gets swept up in a hostile takeover by an infamous mogul named Teddy K (an uncredited Malcolm McDowell), and 26-year old Carter Duryea (Topher Grace) arrives to take Dan’s job.
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