Saturday, March 03, 2007

MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND

Luke Wilson dumps the wrong woman, one with a mean streak and super powers in Ivan Reitman’s MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND. Wilson is architect Matt Saunders, an apprehensive guy, who lands a date with Jenny Johnson, played by Uma Thurman, a mysterious and odd woman he meets on the subway. Johnson is an art dealer by day, and superhero “G” girl by night. Matt and Jenny begin to date, but Jenny is moving faster emotionally than Matt, so Matt calls things off, a poor decision considering “G” Girl’s brute strength, lightning speed and raging hormones.

Ivan Reitman’s choice in scripts and tack with direction are beginning to show his age. The humor in MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND is obvious, tame and about a decade or so past its time. As with all things, comedy changes throughout the years, and Reitman has failed to adapt. Not only are the jokes old, but Thurman’s Jenny/”G” Girl comes off as a raging psychotic, making The Bride character from the KILL BILL series look emotionally stable by comparison. Her actions provide sympathy for Matt, but turn a light-hearted comedy into a pain-staking revenge picture where our rooting interest is decidedly lopsided. Wilson and his other love interest, Hannah Lewis, played by Anna Farris provide MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND with some fairly charming romantic moments to lighten the mood. Farris is surprisingly lovable, alluring and cute, attributes typically reserved for her female co-stars, while Wilson is welcoming with his average, nice-guy persona. MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND is an off-kilter romantic comedy that isn’t super at all.

Grade: C

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