Forget that boring subplot about getting married. This movie is a no-holds-barred catfight between the world's most psychotic mom and the pop star audiences most love to hate.
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06/15/05
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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.
Theatrical Release:2005
Box Office: $82,820,167
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
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Reviews for Monster-in-Law
...an obnoxious romantic comedy that takes every stereotype about pushy in-laws and morphs them into a practically unbearable mix of broad slapstick and shrill bickering.
06/14/05
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06/07/05
...great when it was called "The Wedding Planner."
06/06/05
The nastier comedy that Monster-in-Law demands is a bad fit for [Luketic].
05/24/05
the romance is not interesting; the catfights at least have some potential
05/22/05
we’ve got a halfway decent little comedy...
05/21/05
A banal and lukewarm slice of romantic comedy and family histrionics.
05/21/05
There's a real hunger to Fonda's performance, an anything-can-happen quality that's more exciting than a thousand polished star turns.
05/20/05
As comebacks go, Monster-in-Law may do for Fonda what the Empire State Building did for King Kong.
05/19/05
...feels like some rejected TV sitcom pilot with its inane one-joke premise about fussing females and their trivial tirades...a clueless and contrived concoction
05/18/05
I sided with the mother.
05/18/05
[Director Robert] Luketic tries to revitalize Lopez’s public image by pitting her against an older actress’s degrading portrayal.
05/18/05
...Barbie-doll romance intertwined with an exchange of vulgar and sometimes offensive salvos between the future in-laws.
05/17/05
Let's see how long this one stays at number one with the release of "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" on its heels.
05/17/05
In "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
This really plays a like a really bad sitcom from forty years ago.
05/16/05
Top CriticWas this really the best movie Jane Fonda could find to restart her movie career?
05/16/05
Fails on so many levels that it is difficult to even know where to start.
05/16/05
Fonda fans will lap this up, but even they will agree it is no "Barefoot In the Park."
05/15/05
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