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Acclaimed music-video director Jesse Peretz made his third feature with this comedy starring Zach Braff and Jason Bateman. Tom (Braff) is an aspiring chef whose wife Sofia (Amanda Peet) has just quit ... read more read more...her high-paying job to stay home with their new baby. When it becomes abundantly clear that they can no longer maintain their New York City lifestyle, the family picks up and moves to Sofia's hometown in Ohio, where Tom is hired to work at her father's ad agency. It is there that Tom meets Chip (Bateman), the agency's wheelchair-bound golden boy, who also happened to have a one-night stand with Sofia while the two were cheerleaders in high school. Suddenly, Tom finds himself sabotaged by Chip at every step as the nefarious paraplegic schemes to steal Sofia from him and destroy any chance he might have of success at the agency. Released briefly in 2006 under the title Fast Track, the film was retitled The Ex before receiving a wide release in the Spring of 2007. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 24 min.

Directed by: Jesse Peretz

Release Date: May 11, 2007

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DVD Release Date: August 21, 2007

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  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Appauling. Wasn't even that funny.
  • TomBowler
    August 21, 2010
    TomBowler
    Occassionally funny but avoid if you can. Full review later.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    December 30, 2009
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    Pretty good movie, had quite a few smirks but not laughs, it's really a movie to be seen on DvD with some friends and some popcorn at your house or friends house, Very simple story..

    In Manhattan, Sofia's an attorney and Tom's a cook who has a hard time holding a job. When the... read moreir first child is born, they agree that she'll be a full-time mom and he'll get a promotion. When he gets fired, he takes a job in Ohio working at the ad agency where her father is assistant director. Tom's assigned to report to Chip, a competitive, hard-driving guy who's in a wheelchair and who's Sofia's ex-boyfriend - from high school. Chip still carries a torch for her, so he connives to make Tom's work life miserable. As Tom's frustrations mount, it may be that Sofia will take Chip's side. Is Tom doomed to fail yet again?
  • FiLmCrAzY
    June 18, 2009
    FiLmCrAzY
    This film is an alright movie, it is funny and does keep you laughing! but one thing i hate with some movies is that they make the story that really gets on your nerves because everything happens to the good guy causing him problems and then in the end everything works out for hi... read morem and the bad guy gets his comeupence!
    Zach Braff plays a bloke whose very out spoken and that isnt helpful when trying to keep a job so when he loses his job as a chief just before his wife gives birth he decides to take up the job offer of his wifes dad which means they have to move to ohio,, Zach Braff ends up working with a disabled ex of Amanda peet his wife which is played by jason bateman and he sems contempt in ruining things for him!
    Zach Braff hates his job, Amanda Peet hates being stuck at home and there marriege is strained which leads to comic humour!
    its a watchable movie and is worth a watch!!
  • dreamfaeries
    January 3, 2009
    dreamfaeries
    Nothing exceptional, except maybe that it may be the only movie I like Amanda Peet in...
  • romy861
    November 29, 2008
    romy861
    Nothing amazing, but had some funny bits, particularly as the movie went along - starts off kind of bad.
  • 76Majikat
    August 17, 2008
    76Majikat
    Occasional funny parts, but to be truthful, most moments of laughter were included in the trailer and that had made it look a much funnier film than it actually was. There were some really odd parts and it most definitely had it?s fair share of cringeworthy parts too. Come on Z... read moreach Braff, we know you can be funnier than this!!!!
  • bhobbs1985
    July 12, 2008
    bhobbs1985
    This movie is fun to watch. Its a pretty simple plot and some scenes are over the top but it does have a lot of laugh out loud moments. Zach Braff and Charles Grovin give solid performances. It's definatly worth watching but probably not something you'd add to a classic collectio... read moren of comedies.
  • deano
    May 18, 2008
    deano
    Outrageous funny with Zach Braff and Jason Bateman battle it out in this comedy about work, women... and wheelchairs. So hilarious and such a great cast, The Ex is well worth a look.
  • Redlats
    February 10, 2008
    Redlats
    I watched it all the way through, but I wondered if there was any point to watching it. Don't pay to rent it.

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Richard Roeper
May 21, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

Mildly amusing but far too timid.

Hap Erstein
May 19, 2007
Hap Erstein, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Braff has a natural likability, but the screenplay gives him so many stupid, far-fetched and annoying things to do that The Ex loses credibility quickly. Full Review

Gregory Kirschling
May 16, 2007
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly

What if Zach Braff acted in one more quarter-life-crisis movie, and instead of Sundance it went straight to video? If only that's what had happened to The Ex. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
May 11, 2007
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

Delayed, re-titled and presumably at least partially re-shot, Jesse Peretz's troubled office-bound romantic comedy The Ex is as half-baked as you'd expect it to be, but the better half -- the office h... Full Review

Mick LaSalle
May 11, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's really pitiful. Full Review

Claudia Puig
May 11, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

It's a pretty twisted concept, bordering on offensive. But mostly it's just not funny. Full Review

Lisa Rose
May 11, 2007
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

The Ex is shrill when it means to be irreverent. It's frustrating to see the lead performers squandering their collective talent in a movie that fails to match the fun and pathos of their TV work. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
May 11, 2007
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Like many woeful major studio releases that run under 90 minutes, The Ex seems arbitrarily edited to squeeze in extra screenings before it's killed by word-of-mouth. Full Review

Jack Mathews
May 11, 2007
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

Though there are giggles here and there, the film is inexcusably unfunny. Full Review

Amy Biancolli
May 11, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Nothing is more of a downer than a movie that trots out a great cast and stumbles; that tries to be cutesy and fails. Full Review

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