Fuzzy Lion

At the Fuzzy Lion home office, we have a newly acquired Netflix
subscription. With the speed of the movie-to-DVD turnaround, we have
opted to save cash and watch movies from the enjoyment of our office.
The new section “R&R”” is devoted to movie reviews of current
and/or old movies that we never got around to watching. We hope these
reviews will enable you to ““Flix it”” or ““Forget it.”

MONSTER-IN-LAW
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan

Thank god Michael Vartan is easy on the eyes, because the rest of the film ““Monster-In-Law”” is hard on everything else.

Jennifer
Lopez is Charlie, a free-flying artsy woman who can afford a really
nice apartment by walking dogs and working at a doctor’s office. She
then falls for Kevin (Michael Vartan) as he runs shirtless on the
beach; bonus…he’s a doctor. They fall madly in love in a matter of
minutes, and she then inherits Kevin’s nasty mom Jane Fonda, Viola.
Wanda Sykes is inserted into the film to provide comic relief as
Viola’’s personal assistant Ruby. The plot is obvious and predictable,
but the main problem with this film is the acting. I usually don’’t
mind J. Lo’’s attempt at romantic comedies, but she overplays the
sweetness and Fonda overacts the meanness. Sykes simply acts like she
knows the movie is crap, but needs the paycheck anyways. Michael Vartan
is purely eye candy, which isn’’t a bad thing. If the script was
actually funny and the casting director did a better job, it might not
have been such a monstrosity.

Rating: Forget It

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