Adam Scott, Amber Mead, Annie Parisse
Unlucky in love, beautiful Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez) has finally met the man of her dreams, Dr. Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan). There's just one problem - his mother. Overbearing a...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
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Stats: 18,366 reviews
Flixster Reviews (18,366)
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October 1, 2009This is fairly rubbish really, although Jane Fonda was good but this is a bit below her I think. The Elaine Stritch cameo is great also.
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December 9, 2008Mildly amusing with a predictable outcome, an easy watching film that was surprisingly enjoyable.
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January 22, 2008They knew they wouldn't get any originality prizes for this one. There have been movies about awful in-laws before, and some of them were even pretty damn funny. This movie starts out rather decent, as the couple get to know each other. Sadly, their rather charming sidekicks disa...( read more)
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November 21, 2009Who in the hell decided to dig up Hanoi Jane and reanimate her corpse? Probably the same idiot who felt it necessary to pair her with wooden soldier Jennifer Lopez. Should've been a zombie movie with all the dead stiffs running around.
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November 19, 2009Pretty stupid, actually. Like you'd expect, Fonda totally steals the show, but there lacks a whole lot of panache and inventiveness in this run-of-the-mill comedy to make her big-screen return worthwhile.
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Critic Reviews
May 13, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
May 13, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Monster-in-Law is a comedy without laughs and a catfight without claws. full review
May 13, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It's a crude, obvious comedy, which occasionally clunks, but it's often very funny, as well as being a really shrewd bit of popular entertainment. full review
May 13, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The phrase 'chewing the scenery' never made much sense to me (is this a phrase used in normal human conversation? Ever?), but I know it when I see it. And Jane Fonda gnaws it to the bone in Monster-in... full review
May 12, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Lopez is treacly sweet to Fonda and finally attempts some tepid revenge about two-thirds of the way through. But too late: We've lost interest. full review
May 12, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Monster-in-Law fails the Gene Siskel Test: 'Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?' full review
May 12, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate
A slapstick chick-flick that flirts with a real theme before degenerating into the tale of two women playing sadistic tricks on each other. full review
May 4, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Knockabout comic is just the latest incarnation in Fonda's life so far. Let her rip. full review
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April 28, 2008i love this movie ,infact all mother in-laws should get a copy and live we wemen alone to enjoy our husbands love,just like they enjoy theirs and stop depriving us of what belongs to us.
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April 7, 2008Monster-in-Law is an outrageous and over-the-top comedy that had me laughing throughout
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February 7, 2008i like this movie so much its so funny ,and i think that it may be present in real life:))
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