Film Profile: Monster-in-Law - (2005)
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"This relationship is going to be a real mother."
- Director: Robert Luketic
- Genre: Romance, Comedy
- Studio: New Line Cinema
- Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 120 Mins
Overview:
It's Gucci handbags at dawn for Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez in this romantic comedy with bite from Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic. While it stumbles a little during the corny courtship between J-Lo's bohemian babe Charlie and well-heeled doctor Kevin Fields (played by Alias's Michael Vartan), once Fonda turns up, the battle - and laughter - lines are very quickly drawn. After a 15-year sabbatical from movies, Fonda evidently relishes the role of Kevin's manic mommy, Viola, who's in the middle of a midlife meltdown after being axed from her job as a TV journalist. Indeed, the actress displays a surprising gift for physical humour, so while the bitchy banter is funny, the heartiest laughs actually come from slapstick moments, such as when Viola imagines pushing Charlie's face into a plate of cake. The ending might be sappy, but at least Lopez manages to hold her own and Wanda Sykes is enjoyably droll as Viola's wisecracking confidante.
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