Jennifer Lopez,
Jane Fonda,
Michael Vartan,
Wanda Sykes,
Adam Scott
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It's not unusual to see two women fighting over the same man in a movie, only this time it's his mother and his fiancée vying for his attention in this broad comedy. While Charlotte Cantilini (Jennife... read more
DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
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June 23, 2011Bad return of Jane Fonda to the cinema. Monster-in-Law have a terrible and tired script. A poor work of Richard LaGravenese. Rotten.
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June 23, 2011Some of the scenes were funny between Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda. But, sadly just another average chick flick where you know the ending by the start of the film.
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June 17, 2011An ok comedy with a good cast line up. It has quite a few funny scenes, one of the better family related comedies.
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June 5, 2010Monster in Law looks like your average romantic comedy with a quirky twist and basically that is exactly what it is. No suprises here. Solid performances by Lopez and Fonda. The story holds together and delivers some so so laughs and some definite ones, Overall average.
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October 1, 2009This is fairly rubbish really, although Jane Fonda was good but this is a bit below her I think. The Elaine Stritch cameo is great also.
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June 10, 2009i want to take a dump on Jennifer Lopezes face to remind her of her childhood and so she will stop making crap songs like dont be fooled by the rocks dat i got
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January 19, 2009This movie is pretty funny.
It's a typical chick-flick and it's very predictable. You can pretty much guess from the beginning that eventually the happy couple will get married and the mother-in-laws war with her daughter-in-law will eventually meet some kind of compromise. For ... read more -
December 9, 2008Mildly amusing with a predictable outcome, an easy watching film that was surprisingly enjoyable.
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January 22, 2008They knew they wouldn't get any originality prizes for this one. There have been movies about awful in-laws before, and some of them were even pretty damn funny. This movie starts out rather decent, as the couple get to know each other. Sadly, their rather charming sidekicks disa... read more
Critic Reviews
May 16, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
May 13, 2005
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
In a movie about diva-to-diva warfare, each diva is miscast. Full Review
May 13, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Fonda and Sykes are made for each other, and their incessant bickering and arguing are about the only things that give Monster-in-Law any life. Full Review
May 13, 2005
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Trust me, Monster-in-Law not only makes more sense as an Unforgiven-ish parable of old-school Hollywood feminism's wrath, it's worlds more fun. Full Review
May 13, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It's a crude, obvious comedy, which occasionally clunks, but it's often very funny, as well as being a really shrewd bit of popular entertainment. Full Review
May 13, 2005
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Poor Jennifer Lopez. Despite star billing, she is but a spectator at Fonda's fireworks show. Full Review
May 13, 2005
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
It's a one-joke movie, but we keep laughing because of the way the stars keep telling the joke. Full Review
May 13, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The phrase 'chewing the scenery' never made much sense to me (is this a phrase used in normal human conversation? Ever?), but I know it when I see it. And Jane Fonda gnaws it to the bone in Monster-in... Full Review
May 13, 2005
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Turns out Jane has come back to make a 95-minute mother-in-law joke. Scratch that, now I'm exaggerating. A joke is funny. A joke has rhythm and structure and timing and a punch line. This, by all evid... Full Review
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