Saturday, July 15, 2006
MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND KICKS ASS!!
Despite its flaws, a good time will be had this film. Thurman is amazing,yet terrifying as the Jennifer Garner's nerd babe-cum-Felicity, Jenny Johnson and the Supergirlish G-Girl. Luke Wilson succeeds as the ultimate Beta male just trying to figure this "needy, controlling" bitch out. Anna Farris (The Scary Movie franchise) is able to "get some good shots in," as Matt's true love Hannah and Rainn Wilson (The Office, NO relation- that's cooler bro- Owen) steals the show as the sleazy, smart ass best buddy of L. Wilson.
The crowd seemed to have good energy for it and laughed in all the right places. Director Ivan Reitman (Stripes, Ghostbusters 1 & 2) infused it with a good energy and has a really good feel for the majority of jokes, including a shark nearly killing Matt & Hannah after being thrown by jealous G-Girl.
Sadly, where they film falls apart is in the construction of funny premise of Don Payne's script. At the end of the movie, they cheap it out going for a Super catfight between Farris & Thurman- that's going so fast it can't really be appreciated and loses focus of the conflict between G-girl and Matt. True, it raises the stakes to domestic abuse, but didn't Fatal Attraction do this- with the more violent and at times, horror funny conclusion they "voted" for? Plus, in that movie- the good couple got to tag-team their vengeful blond, when she crosses the line. Also, Matt is a nice guy- UNDESERVING of this treatment. He should have made a jerk, to better justify G-Girl's wrath or given powers to payback her back in the climax, and prove to use them in more sane & justifiable way.
In addition, Eddie Izzard's droll Professor "Barry" Bedlam and Wanda Sykes as Wilson's ball-busting boss, dying to nail him for sexual harassment makes the most, of too little screen time.
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