My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Format Viewed: Digital Cable
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Hell hath no fury like a woman strong enough to throw your car into orbit…
I tell you, we’ve all been through some tough breakups, but have you ever had a great white shark thrown through your bedroom window?! Not until then does your ex-girlfriend truly earn the title of “Psycho,” that’s for sure! I never thought I would say this exact phrase in one of my Movie Talk columns, but hands down, the shark attack scene in this movie nearly had me rolling on the floor with laughter … rofl, for you Internet folk.
I really wasn’t sure what to expect of My Super Ex-Girlfriend. This was a flick that we’d talked about seeing in the theaters last summer, but I think it got trumped by a rousing game of gin rummy or something that night and it just never came to mind again until I found it on HBO the other night while channel surfing. It had Ana Farris in it, who I honestly hadn’t really heard of until her appearances on Entourage because I’m proud to say that I never watched any of the Scary Movie installments, but now realize that she’s not only hot, but also seemingly a pretty decent actress, and also Luke Wilson … not because I think he’s also hot, but more because I thought he was fantastic in Alex & Emma and am always anxious to see his other movies in hopes of finding a similar performance elsewhere. And much to my surprise, My Super Ex-Girlfriend was impressively close!
The story is a relatively simple tale – while roughing it through the dating world, a man eventually learns that the woman who he’s seeing is a superhero. And this is cool for a while, albeit her idea of the mile high club would lead anyone with a fear of heights to a serious case of performance anxiety! Of course, eventually he decides that this woman just isn’t right for him, and that’s when the real fun begins. While your typical, average crazy ex-girlfriend may very well slash your tires or egg your house or leave harassing messages on your answering machine, our heroine in this adventure kicks things up a notch by using her powers to make her ex’s life a living hell in a number of manners, including the aforementioned great white shark attack! I won’t go ruining the movie by detailing out all of the craziness that she unleashes on his sorry soul, but needless to say, I certainly wouldn’t want to be in his shoes…
Other shining appearances in this film are Rainn Wilson (Dwight from The Office) as the lead’s buddy who seems to always have the most awkward comments to make at the best times … such as his rapid departure when stumbling very accidentally into the middle of the final “battle scene” with the intent of inviting him to a baseball game, as well as the incredible Eddie Izzard as G-Girl’s arch-nemesis … of sorts. I’ve always loved Eddie Izzard as a comedian and was pleasantly surprised to hear the very same inflections of personality from his comedy act appear in his character in this film as well – a well-spoken, highly-educated dry sense of humor – hilarious. Of course, September has offered me up a double-helping of Izzard’s wit, as I just recently was reminded of his genius as we watched The Wild on DVD. Simply put, the man is hysterical and it’s always great to see his name in the opening credits of any film.
So hands down, My Super Ex-Girlfriend definitely caught me off-guard as a great comedy that came out of the blue, and possibly even a reminder not to write off as many flicks simply because they seemed just mediocre from their original theatrical trailers. Then again, that mentality can most certainly go both ways to come back and bite you in the end later, but at only a two hour risk with the possibility of uncovering a great flick at stake, the gamble was super worth it for this fine piece of cinematography…
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