My Super Ex-Girlfriend
So I had time, overlooked the Wilson factor (at least Luke is the less bothersome of the two), and caught a dollar screening of My Super Ex-Girlfriend. And if I had known that Eddie Izzard had such a sizable role I might have even gone sooner! And I was pleasently surprised.
This isn't a great film. I'll admit that. And I wouldn't have wanted to pay full price for it (what is that now, like $25 a ticket or something?). But it was, well an Ivan Reitman movie. It was funny, but only as good as the cast. And Luke Wilson is no Bill Murray, not even Dan Aykroyd for that matter, but he's still funny. Unfortunately, it just seems like a role that we've seen him in already. Over and over again. He needs to get a little more range, or at least some new and different scripts before I really give him any credit as an actor.
And as for the rest of the cast:
- Uma Thurman (who I've never thought is as stunning as everyone else seems to think she is) is ok, but basically I feel like she over acts (in just about everything), which works for Tarantino films, but not comedies like this.
- Anna Faris may be attractive (still not sure if she can act), but she always just seems dumb to me. I just get this feeling she's a complete ditz in real life too.
- Eddie Izzard (whom I've grown to love, through a sort of infection that I believe was spread to me from living with Cross too long) just isn't up to what I expect from him. Maybe it was just the role he was given, but he was much better in The Wild (a horrible disgrace for an animated film), or even Ocean's Twelve.
- Rainn Wilson (no relation to Luke/Owen) was the only one who actually out did what I expected of him. He was completely out of character from what I'm used to seeing him as, and he was fabulous at it. His honry, apathetic, manner was great. He just sold it all for me. Props to Rainn, the best Wilson actor out there!
So what else can I say about the story? It was an Ivan movie. At least this one didn't sputter out like the second half of Stripes. It just sort of stayed average throughout.
RATING: Worth a Really Cheap Ticket (which is probably the only kind of theatres you'd find it in now anyway), worth a Netflix Rental (but not too high on the list, maybe somewhere in the middle of the queue).