Quantum Storytelling

What happens when you put a lonely guy with a love life notorious for crazy girlfriends together with a crazy SUPER girlfriend? You end up with My Super Ex-Girlfriend.

Luke Wilson plays Matt Saunders, a troubled bachelor searching for love. Things heat up when Saunders meets Uma Thurman’s Jenny Johnson, a book-wormish art gallery curator with a neurotic side. Little does Saunders know that Jenny is G-Girl, a superhero femme fatale.

Everything is fine until Saunders realizes that Jenny ‘G-Girl’ Johnson, like many of his past girlfriends, is a psycho hose beast. If you think crazy ex-girlfriends can be cruel and vengeful, just imagine one with super powers!

Supporting comedic value is added by Saunder’s amoral sleazeball friend Vaughn, played by Rainn Wilson–because what’s a comedy without your usual sleazeball sidekick? A less typical character is Saunder’s harassment-obsessed boss, Carla, played by Wanda Sykes.

Although the story explores some dark humor at times, it maintains an overall light-hearted vibe throughout.

The writing is pretty good, and the story structure seems solid. All the proper story elements are in place and the writers seem to have done a good job. No complaints there.

Where this movie really shines is on the strength of its premise, and if anything illustrates how critical that element is to a story’s success. It’s hard to go wrong with super-powered ex-girlfriend vengeance. Some might call it gimmicky, but it’s a welcomed relief from the plain vanilla romantic comedies of the last few years. When in doubt, add a twist to the premise.

Since my wife Jennifer scored the tickets to a free publicity preview screening, it would be hard for me to complain even if I found My Super Ex-Girlfriend lacking. I would have gladly forked over the ticket price to go see this one on my own dollar.

My Super Ex-Girlfriend is a pretty fun flick.