Rotten
This movie I think really did the impossible. It makes Failure To Launch look like The Thin Man.
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
You can't always run from your past.
2009 · 1h 55m · PG-13
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Mark Waters
Overview
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women. On the eve of his younger brother Paul's wedding, Connor's mockery of love proves a real buzz-kill for everyone - including his childhood crush, Jenny, the one woman who always seemed immune to his considerable charms. Later that night, he gets a wake-up call from the ghost of his late Uncle Wayne, the hard-partying, legendary ladies' man who was Connor's mentor. Uncle Wayne has an urgent message which he delivers through three ghosts who guide Connor on an eye-opening tour of his romantic past, present and future. Along the way, they attempt to discern whether he will ever be able to change his ways -- and if there is any hope of him finding true love.
Director and cast
- Mark Waters Director
- Matthew McConaughey as Connor Mead
- Jennifer Garner as Jenny Perotti
- Michael Douglas as Uncle Wayne
- Breckin Meyer as Paul
- Lacey Chabert as Sandra
- Robert Forster as Sergeant Volkom
- Anne Archer as Vonda Volkom
- Emma Stone as Allison Vandermeersh
- Daniel Sunjata as Brad
- Noureen DeWulf as Melanie
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's a tired premise with some even weaker gags.
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
Rotten
Just in case you can't get enough of the romantic comedy oeuvre of Matthew McConaughey, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is here to remind you that, yes, some films of his are even worse than Failure to Launch, Surfer Dude, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
I'm almost embarrassed to admit I found Ghosts of Girlfriends Past the season's first genuine guilty pleasure.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
Only two characters might qualify as sympathetic.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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