A more appropriate title would have been Screwed, in reference to the character's predicament, and the audience's response to wasting money on this clunker.
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05/07/09
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
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past submits that Connor deserves to be saved by Jenny. But it never shows how or why she should bother with him.
05/07/09
Tired slapstick, an air of cheesiness, some bad '80s pop songs and spurious emotion -- at the service of an unlikable screenplay with a downright nasty tone.
05/06/09
McConaughey is just too good at being a sleaze; he sold me and I never believed his transformation. Meanwhile Garner faded into the woodwork
05/05/09
Sleazy, shallow and at times downright tasteless, 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' would have Charles Dickens spinning in his grave.
05/04/09
This movie I think really did the impossible. It makes Failure To Launch look like The Thin Man.
05/04/09
It’s a tired premise with some even weaker gags.
05/04/09
Just in case you can't get enough of the romantic comedy oeuvre of Matthew McConaughey, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is here to remind you that, yes, some films of his are even worse than Failure to Launch, Surfer Dude, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
05/04/09
There are more problems than ghosts in this charmless romantic comedy in which Matthew McConaughey's Lothario gets a lesson in the love stakes.
05/04/09
There are more problems than ghosts in this charmless romantic comedy in which Matthew McConaughey's Lothario gets a lesson in the love stakes.
05/04/09
It shamelessly rips off all of the films and TV specials that have also ripped off his brilliant, metaphor-filled story.
05/02/09
When the movie is not immersed in the main character's subconscious it's almost unspeakably bad.
05/02/09
It's smart, charming, sticky sweet in places, and it's got a bit more of a bite to it than most romantic comedies.
05/01/09
There are some things that even Matthew McConaughey's laid-back charm can't fix.
05/01/09
Even trying to think about Ghosts of Girlfriends Past from a snarky perspective makes me want to vomit. This is a repulsive movie...
05/01/09
far better than the last two opening summer weekend counter-programming choices (Made of Honor last year and the dreadful Lucky You in 2007)
05/01/09
It's fortunate director Mark Waters thought to surround his pretty-boy star with so much talent -- without their combined efforts, this wouldn't stand a ghost of a chance when it comes to offering any semblance of entertainment.
05/01/09
Kind of cute ... it never takes itself too seriously and is filled with deliciously cheesy lines.
05/01/09
When I first read about this movie several years ago, it was a star vehicle for Ben Affleck, and I thought it was a great idea. I was wrong.
05/01/09
I'm almost embarrassed to admit I found Ghosts of Girlfriends Past the season's first genuine guilty pleasure.
05/01/09
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