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Monster-in-Law, 2005

Monster-in-Law

English

Germany, USA

Rating:5.1
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Profile of Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law can be described as humorous. The plot revolves around couples relations, parents and children, and family relations. Its comic aspect comes from farce and silly humor. Monster-in-Law's main genres are comedy and romance. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place in contemporary times. Monster-in-Law is well suited for a girls' night and a date night.

Summary of Monster-in-Law

Charlie (Jennifer Lopez) is looking for a nice guy who will appreciate her, as well as her myriad of interests and jobs. From walking dogs to painting to designing clothes to answering phones at a doctor's office, Charlie does it all. Keith (Michael Vartan) seems to fit the bill as a perfect match for her: he's charming, handsome, a successful doctor, and he is completely smitten with her. And now, he has proposed and wants to marry her. There's just one problem: his mother, Viola (Jane Fonda), is a nightmare. A legendary television journalist who has an on-air breakdown after being replaced by a much younger woman, Viola virtually lives for Keith, especially now that her career is apparently over. She doesn't think Charlie is good enough for her son, and she plans to do everything she can to break them up.

Enlisting the help of her assistant, brutally honest Ruby (Wanda Sykes), Viola plots ways to drive Charlie crazy--and get her away from her son. She feigns illness, belittles her future daughter-in-law's jobs, and invites her son's old flame to visit at inopportune moments, among other things. But Viola underestimates Charlie, who isn't about to give up a happy future with Keith without a fight. Directed by Richard Luketic (LEGALLY BLONDE, WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMILTON!), MONSTER-IN-LAW marks Fonda's return to the big screen following a 14-year absence. Elaine Stritch appears as Viola's own former monster-in-law.

Details

Language: English
Country: Germany, USA
Release date: 5 May 2005
Runtime: 101 min

Cast and Crew

Jennifer Lopez as Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini in Monster-in-Law
Jennifer Lopez

as Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini

Jane Fonda as Viola Fields in Monster-in-Law
Jane Fonda

as Viola Fields

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Critics Reviews

Rolling Stone
It's a hoot to watch Fonda cut loose and mix it up with J. Lo, even when the laughs turn mean-spirited.
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  • by: Peter Travers
Chicago Tribune
It would take the dark wit of a Billy Wilder or a Coen brother--or at least a Neil Simon--to put across this kind of material.
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  • by: Michael Wilmington

Users Reviews

Really liked the movie. Was really funny and really enjoyed it Michael Vartan was ok. Jennifer Lopez and Wanda Sykes were funny.But But Jane Fonda is versatile.
  • 21.March.2009
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  • by: gauravarora77
  • gauravarora77 rated this movie8/10Great
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