Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14367 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-12-04
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 96 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Girl power (or if you prefer, woman power) gets a goofy boost in My Super Ex-Girlfriend, a breezy rom-com that's as fun as it is forgettable. As devised by former Simpsons writer Don Payne and directed by comedy veteran Ivan (Ghostbusters) Reitman, the premise is certainly promising, and much of that promise is gamely fulfilled. When a New York building designer named Matt (Luke Wilson) discovers that his new girlfriend Jenny (Uma Thurman) is actually a crime-fighting, disaster-solving superhero named G-Girl who's also needy, neurotic, and unpredictably volatile, he realises he's got to dump her as politely as possible or face the potentially deadly consequences. Since he's really in love with a cute colleague (Anna Faris), and since the arch-villain Professor Bedlam (Eddie Izzard) has been in love with G-Girl since they were outcast pals in high school, you can easily figure out where the comedy is going. But getting there is surprisingly enjoyable, given the rather flat execution of a pretty good idea. The shark-tossing scene is a highlight, and other memorable scenes compensate for Reitman's embrace of a bitchy female stereotype that's either insulting or truthful, depending on your own romantic experience as the dumper or dumpee. Rainn Wilson (from the American version of The Office) performs the obligatory sidekick duties, and comedian Wanda Sykes is just plain annoying in a shrill and unnecessary role. Silly? You bet. Go in expecting that, and you won't be disappointed. --Jeff Shannon

Synopsis
Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) has dealt with his share of difficult women, but when he meets bookish beauty Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman), his instincts tell him this one is a whole new kind of trouble. After initially playing hard to get, Jenny quickly latches onto Matt, professing her love to him before their relationship has even hit the one-week mark. While infatuated by her aggressive lovemaking and voluptuous figure, Matt is wary of her strange, clinging ways, and decides to call it quits just days after discovering that Jenny's alter ego is G-Girl. Breaking up with a superhero presents quite a few challenges, as Jenny readily cashes in on her inhuman strength for the purpose of getting even. Making things even more complicated are Matt's best buddy, Vaughn (Rainn Wilson), who is always there to offer relationship advice despite his unlucky ways with women, and possible love interest Hannah (Anna Faris). If being rejected by Matt doesn't push her over the edge, Matt's attempts to move on will, with things between Matt, Hannah, G-Girl, and her arch-nemesis, super villain Professor Bedlam (Eddie Izzard), erupting in an all-out war of superhuman proportions. Beneath every superhero facade lies a real, often-misunderstood person. That is the lesson at the heart of MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND, a romantic comedy in which a jealous ex-girlfriend's rage reaches terrifying heights thanks to the fact that she also happens to be G-Girl, a sexy superhero who serves as the object of many male fantasies while routinely saving New York City from disasters like fires, thieves, and fast-approaching missiles. Luke Wilson and Uma Thurman turn in super performances as the former couple and Eddie Izzard makes a memorable appearance as Professor Bedlam.

Customer Reviews

Warning! Dumping A Super Hero Can Seriously Damage Your Health!
I am so shocked at the fact that the idea of a guy dumping a superhero and her getting back at him has not crossed anyones mind as a film for this long. What a great idea and its pulled off for these guys. Nearly.

The films plot is about when regular average Joe Matt starts dating unknown superhero Jenny Johnson (G-Girl) and starts getting annoyed by her high maintanance habits, he decides to brake it off with her untill he realises that everything isn't going to be all nice and dandy now hes doen that.

Uma Thurman puts in an excellent performance as the scorned superhero who plays some hilarious revenge on Matt by throwing a shark into teh room hes in and writing dick on his forehead before a major job conference. Ok her performance goes a little over the top at times but hey its a slapstick movie. Luke Wilson is the best thing in this movie considering in other movies he produces a stinker, his facial expressions and reactions to his "punishments" from the delightful G-Girl are priceless and made me chuckle in the cinema. Other performances from Anna Faris and Eddie Izzard are good but forgettable.

The special effects team have done a good job with the film except perhaps the CGI shark which could have been better, however dealing with G-Girl and how she flys and puts out fires are top notch.

The script is funny because the lines Uma Thurman's character has to stay are so run for your life men it brings tears of hilarity to your eyes.

The only criticism is some of the sex jokes are a bit OTT and carry on for too long and may even question the 12A certificate for this movie. Also there is a point in the movie where it becomes a bit boring and your just begging Matt to break it off so the laughing can start.

Overall My Super Ex-Girlfriend is a winner but may leave some people undecided because for some it may be funny but for some it may be damn right stupid.

What if your insecure quirky girl friend is a super hero.
This is a great idea, Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) has no success with women and relies on his friend Vaughan Haige (Rainn Wilson) for advice, advice that is always wrong.

Egged on by his friend Matt approaches a girl on a train Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman) who turns out to be quirky, insecure, and a real pain in the proverbial, but she also happens to be G Girl a superhero.

This is one really funny and amusing film, great interaction between all the stars, sure footed direction and stunts pitched exactly right, I enjoyed every minute.

Best of all is the laugh out loud sex scene when superhero G Girl gets on top of poor old Matt.

A surprisingly good comedy, certainly not as bad as expected...
Me Super Ex-Girlfriend falls into the category of one of the movies that your bring home to watch when there's nothing else that's particularly on the agenda. Part riff on the superhero movies and part oddball send up of the nerd sensibility, Ex-Girlfriend isn't going to rewrite the realms of screen comedy, but it's surprisingly fun and entertaining, mostly because of the warm charisma of its two stars.

By day Uma Thurman plays unassuming gallery owner Jenny Johnson, but by night she's G-Girl, the high-flying, sonic-booming super-heroine who's always there to save the world. The problem is that Jenny/G-Girl is finding that she needs a little love in her life; after all, even the most stressed gal with two frenzied careers needs a little romance.

One afternoon whilst on the subway when she's in her street disguise, a thief steals her handbag. When an ordinary guy, Matt (a terrific Luke Wilson) gets it back for her and then asks her out on a date Matt asks Jenny out on a date. Despite the fact that Jenny's rather beautiful, intelligent, and successful, Matt quickly realizes that she's got a few quietly freaky little character flaws.

Jenny is also neurotic, controlling and paranoid. And whilst Matt is understandably dazzled by the discovery of his new girlfriend's super-heroic talents in the sack, he's also rather hesitant to take it any further, especially when Jenny begins to hone in on Matt's friendship with work colleague Hannah (Anna Faris).

Clearly this relationship is doomed from the start, but unfortunately Jenny/G-Girl doesn't want to take no for an answer. Racked with emotional instability, she begins to use her super powers to wreak revenge on the poor, unsuspecting Matt.

This sophomoric mix of the supernatural and screwball from director Ivan Reitman is diverting and cheesy fun. But the gorgeous Uma, who skewers the tough girl image that she cultivated in the Kill Bill movies, manages to elevate what would usually be instantly mediocre material. Luke Wilson is also enormously appealing as the wide-eyed and affable Matt as he gradually to reacts with distain to his super-gal's progressively loonier behavior.

Although some of the film doesn't really work, and in all honesty, a lot of it comes across as extended television sketch comedy, the addition of some funny and naughty one-liners keep the chuckles coming. And of course there's a scene stealing turn by Rainn Wilson playing a leering and sex-starved would-be Lothario who's always full of bad advice for the poor Matt. Mike Leonard January 07