My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Published: July 16, 2007, 1:43 pm

Tags: fantasy, romance, comedy, action, recommended, reviews

Ivan Reitman has directed many funny movies, including Stripes, both Ghostbusters, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Junior and Dave and writer Don Payne comes out of the Simpsons camp (and also co-wrote this summer’s F4: Rise of the Silver Surfer) so the creative pedigree is certainly strong. Actors Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard and even Anna Faris have made their share of decent comedies. In which case you shouldn’t be surprised that My Super Ex-Girlfriend is pretty darn funny. Mashing up the superhero/supervillain conflict with a romantic comedy and today’s computer F/X returns a potent combination that Reitman, whose Ghostbusters flicks flirted with similar territory, and Payne deliver fully. Matt Saunders (Wilson) has a history of falling for slightly crazy chicks and when he meets Jennifer (Uma Thurman), the Clark Kent front identity of superhero G-Girl, he gets crazy on a. Whole. ‘Nother. Level. Jennifer falls for him quick and hard after Matt chases a purse snatcher

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