Das Liebesleben von Charlotte reduziert sich auf eine endlose Reihe von katastrophalen Blind Dates, bis sie den perfekten Mann trifft, Kevin. Leider wird seine gnadenlose Mutter alles tun, u... Alles lesenDas Liebesleben von Charlotte reduziert sich auf eine endlose Reihe von katastrophalen Blind Dates, bis sie den perfekten Mann trifft, Kevin. Leider wird seine gnadenlose Mutter alles tun, um ihre Beziehung zu zerstören.Das Liebesleben von Charlotte reduziert sich auf eine endlose Reihe von katastrophalen Blind Dates, bis sie den perfekten Mann trifft, Kevin. Leider wird seine gnadenlose Mutter alles tun, um ihre Beziehung zu zerstören.
- Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 10 Nominierungen
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesJennifer Lopez and Michael Vartan's last exes were Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, who married each other after breaking up with them.
- PatzerViola greets a guest at the engagement party - when she hugs him and pats his shoulders, a large amount of dust flies up from his outfit.
- Zitate
Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini: What color are my eyes?
Dr. Kevin Fields: Well, at first glance your eyes are brown. But when the light hits them, they change to amber. And if you look really close around the iris, the color is pure honey. But when you look into the sun, they almost look green. That's my favorite.
- Alternative VersionenIn the German version of the movie, the talk about Roe vs. Wade was changed to mention Richard Nixon.
- VerbindungenFeatured in HBO First Look: Monster-In-Law (2005)
- SoundtracksTell Mama
Written by Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
Performed by Etta James
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
The premise is rather old and it has been done to death recently. Shrek 2, Meet the Fockers, Guess Who and now this film. I still enjoy this type of comedy but this is the worse one of the previous four. However, Monster-in-Law is still an enjoyable movie. It doesn't offer anything memorable but it's pretty entertaining while it lasts. I'll admit the movie is highly unrealistic from the cruel stuff Fonda and Lopez do to each other to the nice home Lopez owns despite the fact that it looks way too expensive for her to own. Some of the cruel things they do to each other is pretty funny while other times it's just a bit too much. Luckily, there really isn't too much of this material since the movie is only 100 minutes long. So the film hardly gets boring and it ends before it wears out its welcome.
The acting is alright, with a few performances really saving the movie. Jane Fonda gives a really funny performance as Charlotte. She does go over the top but her performance is still a lot of fun to watch on screen. Jennifer Lopez gives a bland performance, nothing special. Her chemistry with Fonda is weak and their scenes aren't as good as they could have been. Wanda Sykes offers a funny performance as Ruby. Her scenes with Jane Fonda are the best things about the movie though she gets a little annoying. Michael Vartan is kind of just there and he doesn't really do anything special.
Robert Luketic directs and he does an okay job. He could have made the film a little more realistic and a little less sitcomish but the movie turned out okay. The audience I saw this with were really into it and they seemed to be enjoying themselves. Obviously, critics won't like this film but those looking for a nice comedy should check out this movie. It is a little mean spirited and predictable but this doesn't take away too much from the movie. In the end, Monster-in-Law is a good time passer, nothing more or less. Rating 7/10
- christian123
- 13. Mai 2005
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- Budget
- 43.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 82.931.301 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 24.000.000 $
- 15. Mai 2005
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 155.457.327 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 41 Minuten
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- 2.39 : 1