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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

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Reviews Counted:125

Fresh:50

Rotten:75

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: My Super Ex=Girlfriend is an only sporadically amusing spoof on the superhero genre that misses the mark with a nerd-turned-superwoman who embodies sexist clichés.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for sexual content, crude humor, language and brief nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:04-08-2006

Synopsis: Beneath every superhero facade lies a real, often-misunderstood person. That is the lesson at the heart of MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND, a supernatural romantic comedy in which a jealous ex-girlfriend's... Beneath every superhero facade lies a real, often-misunderstood person. That is the lesson at the heart of MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND, a supernatural romantic comedy in which a jealous ex-girlfriend's rage reaches terrifying heights thanks to the fact that she also happens to be G-Girl, a sexy superhero who serves as the object of many male fantasies while routinely saving New York City from disasters like fires, thieves, and fast-approaching missiles. Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) has dealt with his share of difficult women, but when he meets bookish beauty Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman), his instincts tell him this one is a whole new kind of trouble. After initially playing hard to get, Jenny quickly latches onto Matt, professing her love to him before their relationship has even hit the one-week mark. While infatuated by her aggressive lovemaking and voluptuous figure, Matt is wary of her strange, clinging ways, and decides to call it quits just days after discovering that Jenny's alter ego is G-Girl. Breaking up with a superhero presents quite a few challenges, as Jenny readily cashes in on her inhuman strength for the purpose of getting even. Making things even more complicated are Matt's best buddy, Vaughn (THE OFFICE's Rainn Lewis), who is always there to offer relationship advice despite his unlucky ways with women, and possible love interest Hannah (Anna Faris). If being rejected by Matt doesn't push her over the edge, Matt's attempts to move on will, with things between Matt, Hannah, G-Girl, and her arch-nemesis, super villain Professor Bedlam (Eddie Izzard), erupting in an all-out war of supernatural proportions. [More]

Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Eddie Izzard

Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Eddie Izzard, Wanda Sykes

Director: Ivan Reitman

Director: Ivan Reitman
Screenwriter: Don Payne
Producer: Bill Carraro, Arnon Milchan, Gavin Polone
Composer: Teddy Castellucci
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Director Ivan Reitman is a good choice for this sort of thing - like Evolution, it's undeniably silly but extremely entertaining with it.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
08/03/06
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

While not particularly smart or funny, it's still thoroughly engaging.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
07/20/06
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

With such an amiable cast and lots of crisp dialogue, you can forgive the chinks in the armour.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
08/01/06
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
BBC
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For Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters continues to cast one hell of a shadow. Shame — if he’d managed to resist the lure of big, shiny FX, this could have worked as a very black comedy...

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/04/06
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Empire Magazine
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At one point, jealous Thurman tosses a live shark into Matt and Hannah’s love nest. Unwittingly plunged into this farrago, the shark earns my sympathy.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/03/06
Edward Lawrenson
Edward Lawrenson
Time Out
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The good news is that My Super Ex-Girlfriend does actually end.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
08/06/06
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
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08/04/06
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]
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08/05/06
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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There's no real insight into relationships, or superheroes for that matter, just a pleasant enough date movie for geeks -- and the guys who love them.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
07/20/06
E! Online

Uma Thurman is quite funny as she channels the anger from her 'Kill Bill' character and turns it into hilarious outbursts of superhero rage.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/22/06
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The likable cast and generally inspired mayhem make for a pleasant diversion.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
08/14/06
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Director Ivan Reitman, who's been busting our guts since Ghost Busters, stirs a high-concept stew of Fatal Attraction meets The Incredibles.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/06
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle

For a movie about an unstable superhero who dresses like Carrie Bradshaw after a gamma zap, Ex-Girlfriend is cleverly attuned to the real-life nadirs of big-city psychosexual dynamics.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
07/20/06
Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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This sophomoric mix of the supernatural and screwball from Ivan Reitman is diverting, cheesy fun, with Thurman's G-Girl as a droll combination of Superwoman and Uber Shrew.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
07/21/06
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer

Two lessons learned: Dump a superheroine at your own risk. And animatronic sharks sure have come a long way since the days of Jaws.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
07/20/06
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News

Smoothly sends up romantic comedies and the superhero genre with such panache, it leaps into mid-summer as one of its best diversions.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
08/30/06
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

My Super Ex-Girlfriend lampoons conventional comic book movies and relationship films by nudging its needy title character into the Manhattan singles market. It's a silly premise, and it works beautifully.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
07/20/06
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

[T]he sort of clever low comedy that the summer has needed. Goofy, silly, and utterly refreshing, it's just the thing to beat the heat.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
07/21/06
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

...generally a fun (albeit entirely forgettable) piece of work.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
07/27/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

This is your typical monster movie, and while there are a few funny scenes here and there Matt's too nice a guy for us to truly enjoy his discomfiture.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
07/21/06
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
 
 
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