My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
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39% of critics liked it
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43% of users liked it
(346,297 ratings)
A regular guy finds out just how hard breaking up can truly be when attempting to call it quits with a clingy female crime fighter who doesn't want to let love die in director Ivan Reitman's super-powered romantic comedy. Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) was looking for love when he first met… More A regular guy finds out just how hard breaking up can truly be when attempting to call it quits with a clingy female crime fighter who doesn't want to let love die in director Ivan Reitman's super-powered romantic comedy. Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) was looking for love when he first met pretty brunette Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman), and at the time it seemed as if he may had finally actually found it. Jenny isn't just your typical girl, though, because despite her outwardly normal appearance she is actually a powerful superhero dedicated to ridding the streets of crime. Her outward strength betrays a deep-rooted insecurity, too, and when Jenny begins to become a bit too possessive for Matt's laid-back taste, the troubled boyfriend does his best to end the relationship amicably. They say that breaking up isn't easy to do, however, and when your girlfriend is a superhero, that sentiment holds twice the truth as it does under any normal circumstances. Matt is determined to get on with his life, though, and as his budding romance with beautiful co-worker Hannah (Anna Faris) begins to get serious, jealous Jenny scornfully slips into G-Girl mode to prove that hell hath no fury like a woman superhero scorned. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ivan Reitman
- Written By
- Don Payne
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jul 21, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Edward Lawrenson, Time Out
At one point, jealous Thurman tosses a live shark into Matt and Hannah's love nest. Unwittingly plunged into this farrago, the shark earns my sympathy.
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
...A movie that would rather tweak male paranoia than liberate a nerdette terrified of her powers.
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Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter
The Ivan Reitman-directed comedy manages to sap the charm from everyone in its cast, all of whom have shone quite brightly in other settings.
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Robert Koehler, Variety
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.
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Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
There's a funny idea here, but you might not know it from Don Payne's script, or, for that matter, from Ms. Thurman's performance.
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Cast
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Uma Thurman
as Jenny Johnson/G-Girl
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Luke Wilson
as Matt Saunders
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Anna Faris
as Hannah Lewis
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Rainn Wilson
as Vaughn Haige
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Eddie Izzard
as Professor Bedlam/Barry
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Stelio Savante
as Leo
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Mike Iorio
as Lenny
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Mark Consuelos
as Steve
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Wanda Sykes
as Carla Dunkirk
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Margaret Anne Florence
as Shapely Bartender
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Eva Veronika
as Elderly Lady
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Lawrence Feeney
as Scary Dude
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Lou Bonacki
as Parking Lot Manager
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Jeff Norris
as NYPD Officer at Garage
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Gregory Northrop
as NYPD Officer at Station
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Catherine Reitman
as TV News Reporter
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Fallon Brooking
as Young Girl
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Richard Kenneth Brevard Jr.
as Thief
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Ron Moreno
as Thief
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Peter Patrikios Santos
as Thief
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Tara L. Thompson
as Young Jenny
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Kevin Townley
as Young Barry
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Lilian Lynn
as Pedestrian at Robbery
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Traver Rains
as Traver Rains
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Richie Rich
as Richie Rich
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Emily Girvin
as Bride
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Abraham Sparrow
as Businessman
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Clem Cheung
as Asian Businessman
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Clint Chin
as Asian Businessman
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Angel Sing
as Asian Businessman
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Ben Wang
as Asian Businessman
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Tara DiGiore
as Cheerleader
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Tiffany Haupt
as Cheerleader








