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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 8045
Released: December 19, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
He Wanted A Break...Now She Wants To Break Him.Superstars Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson deliver unstoppable fun in this hilarious hit comedy directed by Ivan Reitman (Stripes Meatballs).Matt Saunders (Wilson) thinks he's found the perfect girlfriend in Jenny Johnson (Thurman) who just happens to be smart sexy...and a superhero. But when Jenny turns out to be a needy neurotic mess Matt wants to call it quits. Jenny is crushed by the news and will stop at nothing to exact sweet revenge.It's an outrageous super-comedy that proves breaking up can be hard to do - and downright dangerous!System Requirements:Run Time: 96 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 024543380634 Manufacturer No: 2238063
Description of My Super Ex-Girlfriend:
Girl power (or if you prefer, woman power) gets a goofy boost in My Super Ex-Girlfriend, a breezy rom-com that's as fun as it is forgettable. As devised by former Simpsons writer Don Payne and directed by comedy veteran Ivan (Ghostbusters) Reitman, the premise is certainly promising, and much of that promise is gamely fulfilled. When a New York building designer named Matt (Luke Wilson) discovers that his new girlfriend Jenny (Uma Thurman) is actually a crime-fighting, disaster-solving superhero named G-Girl who's also needy, neurotic, and unpredictably volatile, he realizes he's got to dump her as politely as possible or face the potentially deadly consequences. Since he's really in love with a cute colleague (Anna Faris), and since the arch-villain Professor Bedlam (Eddie Izzard) has been in love with G-Girl since they were outcast pals in high school, you can easily figure out where the comedy is going. But getting there is surprisingly enjoyable, given the rather flat execution of a pretty good idea. The shark-tossing scene is a highlight, and other memorable scenes compensate for Reitman's embrace of a bitchy female stereotype that's either insulting or truthful, depending on your own romantic experience as the dumper or dumpee. Rainn Wilson (from the American version of TV's The Office) performs the obligatory sidekick duties, and comedian Wanda Sykes is just plain annoying in a shrill and unnecessary role. Silly? You bet. Go in expecting that, and you won't be disappointed. --Jeff Shannon
My Super Ex-Girlfriend Reviews:
A Battle of the sexes where one of them can fly 
2008-08-08 - This movie had a funny premise- imagine if your emotionally disturbed, paranoid, violent, neurotic basket-case of an ex-girlfriend also has super powers- and I think it was pulled off tolerably well. Mind you, a lot of it was definitely uncreative assembly-line humor so typical of Hollywood comedy, but I actually laughed out loud at some of the lines, as well as at the sheer unabashed silliness of the movie. I mean, that part where Uma Thurman tried to kill Luke Wilson and his new girlfriend by throwing a live_Great White Shark_through the window of a high rise apartment was just so insanely off the wall, surreal, idiotic and unexpected, I just had to laugh in utter amazement at the writers' obvious derangement. It's a little blue for a cartoonish PG-13 movie, so I wouldn't bring it home for the kids, but for adults it has some funny insights into relationships and some laughs. It's no comedy classic, but fair entertainment for a boring night.
Don't let 3 stars fool you!
2008-07-08 - I loved this movie. It was exactly what i expected. I've seen movies like this in the past that really took themselves too seriously. This movie gets everything right. It's all about this guy who finds out his unbalanced girlfriend has superpowers. Of course, she uses them to ruin his life. This movie works mostly because of the cast. Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson play wonderfully off each other. They even threw in Wanda Sykes to up the comedic value. This movie never gets old, I no because i keep watching it!
The other side of stalking 
2008-05-21 - Certainly not the worst Bizarro Superman type story that I've heard of.
The problem is that with great powers doesn't always come a great personality. OJ Simpson and Alexander the Great are two good male examples.
Peter Milk-toast is in trouble with super-woman, because he finally realized
he loved his office best friend. ( he's very lucky in that she returns the favor). The ending is altogether strange with animated comedy credits following.
It is nice that Uma Thurman doesn't slice and dice anybody in this one!
But when somebody made a crack about her big feet, he regretted it!
cheesy entertainment
2008-05-02 - This is probably one of the cheesiest storylines you could ever have for a movie. Unfotunately it's also not a movie children should see, because it focuses heavily on sex scenes. Not necessarily showing them, but talking about it quite often, that kids would get curious and ask the parents questions about the subject. Not a good idea.
I don't know what kind of person would mostly be interested in watching a superhero woman going around the city and saving the people from trouble... oh wait, yeah I do- teenagers. Lots and lots of teenagers.
You'll recognize some of the stars from the movie from the hit TV show the Office.
I admit I laughed at some of the exaggerated scenes, such as the superwoman and her boyfriend who tried to "do it" way up high in the air above the city, and the scenes that involved the ultra-jealous (and physically powerful) superhero woman getting all upset when asking her boyfriend questions (and of course the boyfriend becoming increasingly nervous because he was aware that ticking her off would be the WORST thing someone could do).
It's a comedy movie in the end that's just greatly exaggerated for a little excitement.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2008-04-10 - This is lighweight fun. Reasonably funny, romantic, and overall good story, it is at the very least worth a rental. If you go in for wacky comedys like "Shallow Hal" or "Blades of Glory", you will probably enjoy it. Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson team up nicely in this romantic comedy about a jilted Super Woman. The film never takes anything to seriously and it works. Afterall if you were threatened with a chainsaw up your backside, how would you feel if someone with super powers made that threat? You can imagine how she makes his life miserable when he breaks up with with her. If you enjoyed this catch "Mystery Men". Overall an enjoyable movie for the teens and adults. Good quality DVD with a few extras. Fair replayability.
