Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
by Mark Waters
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Actor: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Garner, Lacey Chabert, Matthew McConaughey, Robert ForsterDirector: Mark Waters
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
Published: 2009-09-01
DVD Release Date: 2009-09-22
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Bros.
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- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Color; Full Screen; Widescreen; Subtitled; NTSC
DVD Reviews of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
DVD Review: I felt sorry for all the actors... except McConaughey
Summary: 1 Stars
I expected this to be lame-but-funny in a "Kate and Leopald" kind of way, but instead it was more like a still-smoking trainwreck like "Fools Gold". Fans of William Goldman know his mantra about how a bad film can result from a good script, but McConaughey films are starting to show that a terrible script can be made into an unwatchable mess if enough miscast people are thrown in.
Hollywood obviously loves Dickens since (1) he's classic, (2) he's dead, and (3) his copyright is sitting in his urn, so is prime for stealing - sorry, I mean 're-imagining'. The original story of redemption, lost love and transformation is kicked square in the unspeakables here with a pitch that must have sounded like: "A like totally hot fashion photographer with all these superhot babes is asked to his ugly brother's wedding and he screws it up like pooch-style but then it's like the Scrooge thing. You know, Scrooge? It just totally writes itself."
Wow, where to start. Well, everyone knows about the Christmas Carol concept and how it's been ripped off over the years usually to good effect - a combination of the Muppets Christmas Carol and Scrooged should be enough to get anyone into the festive spirit. The interesting part about GoGP is that it highlights some key parts of the story that must stay intact for the whole thing to work (Dickens would love this):
1. Whoever the Scrooge replacement is must be redeemable, plausible and likeable to a degree. Bill Murray pulls this off with Frank Cross ("You're a hallucination brought on by Russian vodka poisoned by Chernobyl!"). McConaughey is squirmingly bad for both men and women to watch. This is essential since the character transformation in the timespan of a movie isn't realistic.
2. The ghosts must actually be dead and not previously connected with Scrooge, since they're essentially narrating for the audience. Having ghosts that are partly dead but also alive (yes, they did) undermines the external nature of the way they work in the plot. GoGP had a first girlfriend who may have killed herself as a teenager, a second who was his current secretary (never girlfriend) and third - the future ghost - as someone he never dates. This doesn't work.
3. The pacing of Dickens' story is essential - too much frontloading makes the backend seem unlikely and not enough setup doesn't give us the opportunity to care. This film manages to make both mistakes at the same time, and I still can't figure out how.
There are a many other problems with the movie. Scrooge is a fashion photographer who takes world class pictures without looking through a viewfinder, using a basic Nikon SLR (with the lens that came in the Costco package, interestingly enough). Michael Douglas doesn't work here either. And as for the rush in Act 3 to make everything right again, it feels so forced that it's like the editor was replaced with the automated-mode of Muvee Magic. Avoid!
Description of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST - DVD MovieStarring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner and directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls), Ghost of Girlfriends Past seems to be lacking some of the chemistry we have seen from the stars in similar romantic comedies, but is still entertaining and worth a watch. McConaughey plays a womanizer named Conner Mead far from settling down who is forced to take a Christmas Carol-type journey through girlfriends of his past, present and future while attending his brother?s wedding weekend. Jenny (Garner) is the childhood sweetheart and longstanding object of his affection. Will he be able to grow up and admit his love for Jenny before the weekend is over, or will he continue his man-whore ways and lose her forever? Although McConaughey and Garner both tread familiar territory, they?re so good at it that you don?t mind. Some of the best scenes in the movie involve Michael Douglas, who is perfect as Conner?s dead uber-womanizing mentor Uncle Wayne, and Lacey Chabert, who is also hilarious as the stressed out bride-to-be. Yes, it?s predictable and cheesy, but it has some real moments and provides laughs--and that is exactly what a romantic comedy is for. --Lisanne Chastain
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