Amazon.com: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: Matthew Mcconaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer: Amazon Instant Video

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Synopsis: A committed bachelor with a no-strings policy gets an urgent message from the ghost of his late uncle, delivered through the ghosts of Connor's jilted girlfriends--past, present and future.

Starring: Matthew Mcconaughey, Jennifer Garner

Supporting actors: Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Robert Forster, Anne Archer, Emma Stone

Directed by: Mark Waters

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes

Release year: 2009

Studio: New Line

MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexual content throughout, some language and a drug reference

ASIN: B002LAZEJE (Rental) and B002DPDFR0 (Purchase)

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Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past DVD ~ Matthew McConaughey

3.1 out of 5 stars (72) $4.49

Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: May 01, 2009
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual content throughout, some language and a drug reference
Production Company: Jon Shestack Productions, New Line Cinema, Panther
Filming Locations: Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Castle Hill, Crane Estate - 280 Argilla Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA | Needham, Massachusetts, USA | Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

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2.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to love it, September 23, 2009

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Mel "Bookaholic" (Grants Pass, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (DVD)

I really wanted to love this movie. The idea and cast give it the potential to be a hilarious romantic comedy, but sadly, it isn't.
I love Matthew McConaughey in pretty much everything he's ever been in. He's a good actor, but I really didn't buy him as a charmer in this movie. I really couldn't see why the women were falling for him. He wasn't even slightly charming or likable. He was just a jerk. It made me feel like the writers of this movie thought all women were just idiots ready to fall into bed with anyone.
Jennifer Garner is another of my faves in other movies. She wasn't bad in this one, but it wasn't enough to save the movie.

One thing I did like about this movie was Lacey Chabert. She was very believable as the nervous bride to be. She was freaking out about every detail as many brides do and was a wreck. She gave us some comedic moments and was cute as a button.

I'm glad I only rented this movie from Netflix, so I'm only out an hour adn 40 minutes of my life rather than $20. If you really feel the need to see this movie, rent it before buying it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, January 12, 2011

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Christina (Gresham, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I love most movies with Matthew M. in and combined with Jennifer Garner it was wonderful! If you're a fan of romantic comedies, whats not to love? I don't know why other people rated it poorly, it's not meant to be a deep and awe-inspiring movie, it's just a funny diversion from the normal christmas versions. I added it to my small pile of must have movies.

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1.0 out of 5 stars This is how you ruin a fail proof premise, April 11, 2010

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Tim Lieder "Founder of Dybbuk Press" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (DVD)

Charles Dickens gave every lazy script writer and theater company a great gift when he wrote A Christmas Carol. The story of Scrooge being forced to examine his life from his hopeful past to his lonely present to his useless end which gives him the opportunity to make a positive change is such a 20th century story of redemption convincing everyone that for maybe one day Freudian psychology not only works but works fast. There have been so many adaptations and modern retellings (I like Scrooged) that it's hard to say which one is the best.

However, we have this movie to see which one is the worst.

So what's wrong with this movie? Matthew McConaughey. I usually find him a pleasantly agreeable actor but the main character of a Christmas Carol adaptation needs to go through a journey. Even at his best, McConaughey doesn't have the acting chops to portray a man who must realize that his life is terrible and accept that he has the potential to change for the better.

And this is McConaughey at his worst. He spends the movie in that annoying genial stoner act that requires an exasperated Kate Hudson to make audiences accept the premise. With every scene he speaks in the same voice inflection and the same easy breezy stoner talk. It only gets more and more grating. Then just as you think he can't get any worse, he is supposed to emote. Faced with this task, he yells and opens his eyes really wide.

There's also a lot of yelling and running around and Michael Douglas is supposed to be Marley's Ghost and it changes Scrooge from a miser to a philanderer but who cares? The movie is basically the experience of being trapped in a room with a stoner friend when you graduated from college and find the whole pot smoking convention rather sad.

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