| | | He Wanted a Break...Now She Wants to Break Him.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1, English, Spanish, Subtitled
When Matt Saunders meets Jenny Johnson, he thinks he''s found the perfect girl. However, he decides to break things off with her when she becomes too needy, controlling, and jealous. Jenny doesn''t take it well and decides to get back at him by using her superpowers, as it turns out Jenny is a superhero named G-Girl. Meanwhile, Matt and his co-worker, Hannah start to have a romance with each other which sends Jenny over the edge. Running time: 96 minutes.
"As cool a summer lark as you'll find." Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
"...director Ivan Reitman (who made Ghostbusters) feels at home with the mix of screwball and supernatural." Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
"Funnier than "Nacho Libre," more fashionable than "The Devil Wears Prada"..." The Globe and Mail
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS JULY 21, 2006 Luke Wilson plays a beleaguered boyfriend who breaks up with his touchy, manipulative girlfriend (Uma Thurman). The only problem is that she's also a super-hero--and now she's bent on destroying his life.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Extended Shark Sequence | | Five Deleted Scenes | | Forced Combo Trailer | | Interactive Menus | | Music Video: Molly McQueen's No Sleep 2Nite | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 6/12/2007 |
| Running Time: 96 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 2238063 | | UPC: 00024543380634 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "Thurman proves she really is the first lady of cinematic vengeance -- she's scarily convincing as headcase superheroine G-Girl." 09/01/2006 p.32Sight and Sound
"G-Girl's increasingly elaborate acts of revenge are simply terrific fun to watch." 10/01/2006 p.73 ReelViews 8 of 10
I once wrote that the only thing as necessary to a superhero movie as a nasty villain is a love interest. With My Super Ex-Girlfriend, director Ivan Reitman has shifted the focus away from the former and onto the latter. The twist here is that the superhero isn't the most emotionally stable individual, and the moral is that it's probably not a good idea to break up with someone who can put your car in geosynchronous orbit. (Cut her some slack. How stable would you be if every atom of your body had been energized by the emissions of an alien rock?) Reitman, working from a script credited to Don Payne (a frequent writer for The Simpsons), delivers on the comedic potential of the situation without bogging down the proceedings with a needlessly convoluted narrative. - James Berardinelli
Variety 7 of 10
The fusion of effects-fueled action fantasy with comedy worked well for director Ivan Reitman 22 years ago in "Ghostbusters" and, less so, five years ago in "Evolution." But, it fails to save his latest, "My Super Ex-Girlfriend." Uma Thurman, a female superhero with emotional problems and dating issues, doesn't so much fight the forces of evil as battle the wit-starved movie's torpor -- indeed, her perf suggests what the entire film might have been...Sleek production elements, from lensing to design, lack any real verve to lend pic a distinct look or style. Teddy Castellucci's overdone score tries to make up for the movie's general lack of oomph. - Robert Koehler
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