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Monster-In-Law Details

2005 Certificate 12
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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, .. Read more

Starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes
Director Robert Luketic
Genres Comedy

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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.

Starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott
Director Robert Luketic
Studio ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 41 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Collections 100 Rom-Coms
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 12 Sep 2005
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Monster-In-Law

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  • "This will end badly" says the assistant to the screaming neurotic ex-tv personality played by Jane Fonda in full harridan mode in her first screen role in fifteen years. She doesn't know the half of it: it also begins badly and the middle is no better.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • Given Jennifer Lopezs recent record, youd think Jane Fonda might have postponed the comeback rather than risk a... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 55 out of 62 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    I'm very surprised

    I have to admit it, I put my hands in the air and admit that I walked into the cinema expecting the very worst from this film (come on, it is J-Lo after all) but I sat down and the film begin and I think I laughed pretty much from start to finish. Now, just before you think I may have been having a weak moment or something (I wasn't sure myself) I had a look around me and everyone else was in hysterics. Lots of Laugh out loud moments. J-Lo and J-Fo have superb chemistry on screen they work well together and their comedic timing is fantastic. Michael Vartan looks a little lost as the 2 leading ladies steal the show. I was in the mood for a good laugh upon entering the cinema and I have to admit that this certainly pushed all the right buttons. I highly recommend this!

      • A customer from London, UK
      • Posted 23 May 2005 13:20

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Disappointing

    Jane Fonda is the only good thing in this film and that is not saying much. The plot is contrived the comedy almost non-existant. Do not be fooled by the trailer.

      • A customer from England
      • Posted 24 Jun 2006 12:25

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    Lopez & Fonda caught up in Monster-In-Law lawsuit

    • 13 Mar 2009

    Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda have found themselves entangled in a lawsuit over their 2005 film Monster-In-Law amid allegations of copyright infringement. Sheri Gilbert of North Carolina claims the film was similar to a script she wrote in 1998 about her struggles with her mother-in-law - and she's accused producers of the Hollywood hit of stealing her work. According to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Raleigh, Gilbert and her husband Willie are seeking a share of the near £11 Read more

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41,723 Member ratings
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  • 60
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4,670
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