Ghost Of Girlfriends Past

"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 3 stars PG-13 1 hour 40 minutes Matthew McConaughey Jennifer Garner...  More »

"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" 3 stars PG-13 1 hour 40 minutes Matthew McConaughey Jennifer Garner Michael Douglas Breckin Meyer No one's got to tell you that Matthew McConaughey's just dripping with charm. We've seem him play serious roles of course, but McConaughey's in all his glory as the glib womanizer in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past". McConaughey collects and discards women without giving them a second thought. It's a callousness that's about to come back and haunt him. McConaughey's so wrapped up in his multiple love lives, he's probably clueless that the ghost of his lecherous Uncle Michael Douglas tears a page out of "A Christmas Carol" to teach him a lesson. McConaughey's so pathologically cynical, he just might derail his kid brother's wedding plans. You can't say that "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" doesn't have any bite to its humor. Jennifer Garner, one of a long line of McConaughey's jilted lovers knows how to hold a grudge. Garner gives one of her best performances trying to reform the mean spirited Lothario. She and McConaughey inject the lightweight plot with so much sparkle, that some of their charm rubs off on the silly screenplay. But with the cares of the world weighing you down, "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" just could be the ticket to an appealing escape on Saturday night. You can see that "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" is no earthshaking cinematic achievement. But for a few laughs and some winning star performances, you won't regret my giving this flick 3 stars. It's a decision I hope won't come back to haunt me...This is Sy Becker with another look at the movies.  « Less