comarrapese Listen up, this may not be the best movie of all time, but is is one of my favorites. This is an important difference to make out, because while this movie is filled with some cheesiness and bad acting and plot holes, it's so warm-hearted and awesome that i love to watch this movie. This movie would be nothing without Matthew Mcconahwgagysbnskalap, who kills this role. The final monologue is great for a rom com. In terms of rom coms, this movie is a classic for how great it is to watch and it is my favorite of the genre, sure it doesn't have the best cinematography but at its core, it has a cool idea with Mcconagwudkodpabhsidn in a great role for him that really goes at the roots of what love is. This is a great film

kimmypeters It's not a masterpiece but Jesus, calm your farm and enjoy it for what it is. No one did a bad job of acting, it's a great line up, and regardless of the unoriginal message in it, SADLY we live in a world where WE NEED this reminder CONSTANTLY. So STFU and just appreciate it.I was expecting garbage and finished up pleasantly surprised. Anyone with high expectations, just P*ss off and find something else to be miserable about!Again, it's not Oscar winning, but I enjoyed it and I HATE romance films.

Taylor Kingston You know what? I really liked this movie. Even though I pretty much despise and detest Matthew McConaughey, I still had a really fun time with this movie. That also goes for Jennifer Garner, I don't like her much either. Emma Stone is so funny in this movie, she just steals the show. She makes you think that you're watching a comedy, as apposed to a romantic comedy, which it apparently is. Don't get me wrong, I really like the romantic side of this movie. The actors are funny and very talented.This movie is about a boy and girl, who fell in love, but then fell out of love. The whole movie is based around Connor and Jenny's relationship. They were best friends when they were kids, then they got together during their teen years, and then a few years later, rekindled and hooked up. But because Connor was afraid of commitment, he left her in her bed, alone. They obviously didn't stay together. Now, a few years later, at Connor's brother's wedding, we see the pair meet once again. Connor doesn't know how to fix it, and when he goes up to his room he meets the Ghost Of Girlfriends Past. This ghost takes Connor on a spiritual journey to see how his life should be, instead of what it is. The movie ends with Connor and Jenny getting back together, which is a predictable ending, but an ending I wanted to see.Overall, I give this movie an 8 out of 10.

spelvini Two things terribly wrong with this move: (1) over-the-top performances in order to disguise the stooped jokes; (2) characters have nothing endearing so we don't care what happens to them. Otherwise the film is motored by a rather nice concept- what if an old girlfriend came back as a ghost in order to enlighten a character to his wrongful ways. It's playing right off of Dickens, and it's great to at least see that the filmmakers are stealing from the best.Matthew McConaughey is so terrible as an eyebrow-licking self-promoter and Jennifer Garner as Jenny Perotti, the woman who supposedly has Connor's number is basically a whining simp, that we know their life together will be a train wreck in a few years. Core to this is the shallow characterization of Conner by McConaughey, who has only one tool in his acting bag which is a hammer that he uses to pound away at the subtle jokes in the script to make sure we "get it", and ultimately insulting the intelligence of the viewer, until we really begin to wish this jerk would just go away.Michael Douglas steals every scene and walks away with the movie because it seems he has the best lines, but in a broader view is just a better actor. Douglas's characterization of ultimate womanizer Uncle Wayne, with his shaded spectacles, slick-backed hair and attached cocktail, gives the narrative a depth that gives Connor a back-story and manages to carry McConaughey through the film. Douglas has played this type before and it's clear that the actor has a mental file of expressions, and responses to support his featured actors.The laughs from this flick come out in stunted spurts: they're almost funny but not good enough to really make us laugh. Two jokes stand out as when Conner's assistant comes out and tells him that she had a woman-on-woman experience in college… because she went to Barnard (inside joke about the woman's college of Columbia University that hosts "Take Back the Night" promoting women's empowerment). And the other joke is the overall concept that we take Matthew McConaughey at face value and consider him the kind of cocksman with a leather lash as a belt.Matthew McConaughey is completely wrong as the womanizer Connor Mead, the man who seemingly is covering up his hurt by hitting every woman he meets. McConaughey is white bread with peanut butter, and his leering lusciousness is so flat-footed and over-the-top as to be embarrassing more than enlightening. His delivery is so deplete of any sub-textual foundation that I wonder what he's doing in the film in the first place.Why Cinematographer Daryn Okada framed Anne Archer's Vonda Volkom so unflatteringly as to highlight her puffy eyes and jowly countenance make me feel that the filmmakers have a deep-seated hatred of women. Archer looks like a ghost herself in scenes, completely unnecessary to show contrast between her and the nubile nymphs of the tale. Archer is a beautiful older actress and the story would have gained greater depth if her character had been shown in better light to underline the ultimate wisdom and power of the female mind, an element that the narrative is lacking.This is maybe a nice date movie if your date has the cinematic intelligence of Howard The Duck. Otherwise, have it as a backup if your cable goes out.