Starts unpromisingly but ends up, thanks largely to co-star Jennifer Garner, being briefly affecting.
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04/27/09
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
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Reviews Counted:133
Fresh:36
Rotten:97
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: A retread of A Christmas Carol, featuring Matthew McConaughey in a retread of his Dazed and Confused role, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past lacks originality, humor, and any semblance of charm.
Theatrical Release:01-05-2009
Synopsis: Celebrity photographer Connor Mead (MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY) loves freedom, fun and women...in that order. A committed bachelor with a no-strings policy, he thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple... [More]
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer
Director: Mark Waters
Reviews for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
A deluge of dim jokes and rote romantic interludes between Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner that are intended to recall Charle's Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." God help us all.
09/27/09
Matthew McConaughey proves better than the material put before him in the intermittently intriguing Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
09/18/09
Ideally, you want to see the male and female leads end up together in a romantic comedy; if not, it all starts to become kind of creepy.
09/17/09
Although there are some sweetly sentimental moments, they are not nearly enough to redeem what is otherwise a fairly mean-spirited film.
09/12/09
The comedy is reduced to pratfalls and embarrassing situations, and much of it comes across as just mean-spirited.
05/25/09
Director Mark Waters finds the movie's laughs in the supporting players: Michael Douglas, Emma Stone and Lacey Chabert.
05/22/09
The only thing of note is that its star, Matthew McConaughey, doesn't remove his shirt
05/18/09
A slick, standard Hollywood studio produced romantic comedy that utilizes a clever conceit and some expert supporting comedic performances to help it squeak by.
05/15/09
Quirky supporting characters enliven this by-the-numbers romcom.
05/15/09
McConaughey too once showed promise, but here he seems to be auditioning for a bad sitcom, while Garner misuses her gawky sincerity.
05/15/09
I suppose your reaction to the film will depend to some extent on whether or not you find Matthew McConaughey a charmer. I don’t, so I found Connor repulsive with no redeeming features.
05/15/09
The ending does a big flip flop, but if you go in with low expectations, you'll have a hard not laughing in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
05/11/09
Good romantic comedies are harder and harder to find these days, but for the diehard romantic, it proves there's still some life left in the genre.
05/11/09
'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' lacks energy and originality, plus the characters are too shallow to care about. But Michael Douglas is delightful.
05/10/09
Not as bad as you might think, but...
05/09/09
There are many ways you can deal with the hypocrisies and faults of the male libido; Fellini spent a career exploring this terrain (think 8½, City of Women) but there is nothing interesting on the subject here.
05/08/09
It actually has a couple of qualities few modern romantic comedies possess: it's romantic and quite funny.
05/08/09
Lose Michael Douglas and there is pretty much nothing about the movie that's appealing in even the smallest degree.
05/07/09
The screenplay never comes to grips with the fact that Connor IS A LOATHSOME HUMAN BEING.
05/07/09
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