[Screenwriter Don] Payne crafts a couple of witty gags about how emasculating it is to date a superwoman, but most of the gags recycle the same tired old romantic comedy schtick, with special effects.
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07/21/06
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.
Theatrical Release:Jul 21, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $22,432,518
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... [More]
Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Eddie Izzard
Director: Ivan Reitman
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Reviews for My Super Ex-Girlfriend
[Ivan Reitman's] funniest movie since Ghostbusters, and a riff on superhero mythology that plays like a mashup of Bewitched (the TV show, not the movie), The Breakup and Fatal Attraction.
07/21/06
Top CriticA less willfully misogynist movie might have made Thurman's double identity the starting place for an exploration of female power, super- or otherwise.
07/21/06
My Super Ex-Girlfriend, simply by having a genuinely funny idea at its core, is one of the summer's better comedies, and director Ivan Reitman and the cast give it a straight-faced silliness.
07/21/06
The movie is unable to achieve lift-off and transcend the formulaic stuff coming out of Hollywood, despite the perfect casting of Uma Thurman, emboldened by a killer image from Kill Bill, in the title role.
07/21/06
Top CriticIf the script for this comic spin on Fatal Attraction were only a tenth as hot as Uma Thurman, director Ivan Reitman might have had something here.
07/21/06
Top CriticThurman is an ideally cast superhero and Wilson ably demonstrates the behavior of a guy who is involved way over his head.
07/21/06
My Super Ex-Girlfriend is a cheesy bore that makes an airtight case for the 'safety' of internet dating.
07/21/06
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.
07/21/06
Top CriticMy Super Ex-Girlfriend feels like blown-up sketch comedy without the heft and dimension of a real movie -- made more for a flat screen than the big one.
07/21/06
For all its many shortcomings, this old-school laugher is a pleasure to sit through.
07/21/06
It's never quite laugh-out-loud funny. It doesn't wring enough out of its killer premise. It mildly squanders good actors.
07/21/06
Directed by Ivan Reitman, it's a silly film with so-so CG effects. The main selling point is Thurman's inspired comedic work.
07/21/06
Top CriticThere are about 20 minutes worth of decent sketch comedy here, which means this one beats the summer's other Wilson brother comedy, You, Me and Dupree.
07/21/06
Top CriticMy Super Ex, directed by comedy veteran Ivan Reitman (the Ghostbuster movies) from a clever high-concept script by Don Payne (The Simpsons), is as cool a summer lark as you'll find.
07/21/06
Top CriticIt's a promising concept, and director Ivan Reitman and writer Don Payne come up with a lot of snappy lines and funny sight gags, but the pieces never quite mesh into a satisfying comedic whole.
07/21/06
My Super Ex-Girlfriend, despite a couple of amusing moments and the presence of The Office's Rainn Wilson, never really takes off.
07/21/06
A pretty funny movie that's part nerd fantasy, part Fatal Attraction and part riff on Arnie Ziff, Jon Lovitz's revenge-seeking, still-pining geek from The Simpsons.
07/21/06
Ultimately, My Super Ex-Girlfriend is lightweight fare but there are a lot worse ways to spend 90 minutes on an unbearably hot summer afternoon.
07/21/06
Director Ivan Reitman, who's been busting our guts since Ghost Busters, stirs a high-concept stew of Fatal Attraction meets The Incredibles.
07/21/06
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