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05/10/05
Monster-in-Law (2005)
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Reviews Counted:161
Fresh:25
Rotten:136
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: While Jane Fonda steals the movie in her return to the screen, a tired script and flimsy performances make this borderline comedy fall flat.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Charlie (Jennifer Lopez) is looking for a nice guy who will appreciate her, as well as her myriad of interests and jobs. From walking dogs to painting to designing clothes to answering phones at a... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes
Director: Robert Luketic
Reviews for Monster-in-Law
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06/07/05
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04/01/06
Top CriticWhile there are moments of hilarious nastiness, the film continually opts to play it safe.
05/13/05
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06/24/06
Top CriticIt’s finally happened. Jennifer Lopez has finally made a film that doesn’t make you want to chew off your own arm inside of about 20 minutes.
05/14/05
Jane Fonda came back from the dead, and Jennifer Lopez came back from Gigli to make the new comedy Monster-in-Law.
05/13/05
In the battle between J-Lo and J-Fo, the Audience is the loser.
05/12/05
The wisecracking Wanda Sykes steals this mediocre girl-fight from her big-name co-stars.
05/13/05
The humor of this movie has been pitched at the wrong level...it’s just 100 minutes of women being cruel to each other.
05/13/05
No Amityville horrors, no murderous little girl phantoms and not even Paris Hilton can contend with the likes of Fonda.
05/11/05
Monster-in-Law proves two things: Jane Fonda can still act and Jennifer Lopez still can't.
05/12/05
Why Fonda chose this embarrassing project for her first film in 15 years is, as they say, a puzzlement. She's the best thing in it; at times, it seems she's the only thing in it.
05/12/05
A banal and lukewarm slice of romantic comedy and family histrionics.
05/21/05
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09/26/05
Top CriticIn "Monster-in-Law," Jane Fonda emerges from her recent tobacco bath to take on her first movie role in 15 years. The good news? At 67, she's still smoking.
05/16/05
Red Bull© is highly recomended - 'cause the laughs aint gonna keep you up for this rehashed hoopla...
05/12/05
Monster-in-Law has a hard enough time justifying its antagonist's monstrosity.
05/13/05
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05/14/05
Top CriticAs comebacks go, Monster-in-Law may do for Fonda what the Empire State Building did for King Kong.
05/19/05
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