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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Film!,
This review is from: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past [DVD] (DVD)
I bought this as an Xmas present for my 22 year old sister, and she loved it! I watched it with her, and being a bloke who isnt really into romantic comedies, I really did enjoy this film as it contained alot of humour that appeals to both sexes! Great for a cheap thrill, and Matthew Mcconaughey is actually pretty good in a film for a change!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just ok,
By InchyInchy (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past [DVD] (DVD)
I was rather disappointed when I missed this when it was released in the cinema and since then I've been looking forward to seeing it, I was pleased when it finally arrived through our letterbox (care of the lovely lovefilm).
The structure of this film is easily and instantly recognisable as a very similar scenario to Charles Dickens famous 'A Christmas Carol'. Connor Mead (Matthew Mconaughey), a hugely popular and famous celebrity photographer is leading man and the alternative scrooge. Connor a committed bachelor and rampant womaniser who dates and breaks up with women on nothing more than a mere whim, while never getting involved with any one of them for more than his very short attention span, is soon to learn the lesson of his life. At Connor's brothers wedding he makes a bit of an unwelcome show and somehow he is in the middle of one disaster after another that is threatening to ruin his brother's wedding. That night he is visited by the ghost of girlfriends past in the form of an 80's teenager girl a literal blast from his past, then the ghost of girlfriends present and finally the ghost of girlfriends future. Together all the ghosts take him on a journey to have a hard look at his life and whether he has turned out to be the person he truly wants to be. One of the reasons I was so eager to see this film as it has a pretty good cast for a romantic comedy including the very talented Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, but I don't think they give their best performances. I was also surprised to see Michael Douglas starring as Connor's womanising uncle, a role that he played perfectly with enough humour to make the character the most memorable of the whole film. The film is a bit too predictable, which is a bit inevitable because it uses the structure of a Christmas carol, a story that I have been brought up with. Connor Mead doesn't believe that love exists and this is a nice romantic comedy that tries to show him the error of his ways. However, during the film it never really feels that Connor really learns his lesson, it all comes a bit too easy, while the morale of the Christmas carol is much more poignant than the lessons that this film has to offer the characters. The running time is 1 hour 40 minutes, which is probably on the long side. There were a couple of occasions where I thought that the film dragged on a fraction too long. This is a pretty average film and as such deserves a pretty average three out of five stars. It does make for a nice afternoons entertainment, however, I don't think this is a film that I would watch more than once. I wouldn't really recommend going out of your way to watch this, if it's on and you are in the mood then by all means sit back and enjoy. After looking forward to finally seeing this film I was a bit disappointed, it didn't really live up and deliver a film that was memorable. I sat through the whole thing but my husband went off to do the housework.
35 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
"I've Got Ghosts in My Room",
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This review is from: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past [DVD] (DVD)
Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) is living every man's dream. He has made a career out of photographing scantily clad women. But that's nothing compared to the string of women he's left behind him. No woman seems to be able to resist his charm, but once he's slept with them, he moves on. Heck, he is able to break up with three women at once on a conference chat while still getting the one in his room to sleep with him.
All that changes the weekend of his brother Paul's (Breckin Meyer) wedding. Connor is the best man, so he returns to his uncle Wayne's estate where he is reunited with his first crush Jenny (Jennifer Garner). But as he is putting his moves on everyone around him, he starts seeing ghosts. First, it's Uncle Wayne (Michael Douglas), who warns him about three more to come. Will Connor learn anything from these visits? Quite obviously, this is the romantic comedy version of A Christmas Carol, a personal favorite of mine. Between that, Jennifer Garner, and the fun previews, I thought this might actually be fun. And it had a few fun moments. I laughed a few times. And I appreciated how the story was advanced with Connor interacting with the real people at the wedding in between the ghostly visits. The acting, on the other hand, could have been better. Even Jennifer Garner wasn't up to her normal standards. The only one I really liked was Michael Douglas. The ghostly special effects, on the other hand, were great. My problem with this movie lies squarely on the shoulders of the writers. It was written by two guys. Instead of being a romantic comedy where Connor learns an important lesson, this is really a guy's fantasy flick. Heck, we get a long flashback scene were Uncle Wayne is teaching a teenaged Connor how to score with women. It adds nothing to the story or the characters. It is only there because the authors found it fun. Then there's the bride to be. Yes, they were playing the overstressed bride for laughs, but she was such a despised characters, I was actually agreeing with Connor that his brother shouldn't marry the woman. All this really shows itself in the climax. Yes, we get the expected moral (the ending is hardly a surprise), but it happens so fast, I don't believe that Connor has actually learned anything. My love of A Christmas Carol makes me look on this film more favorably then I should. Don't be fooled by the previews, this is not a romantic comedy. It is nothing but a male fantasy that pretends to be something else. It isn't worth your time or money.
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