My Super Ex-Girlfriend (PG-13)

Energetic romantic comedy with sexual references.

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Movie details
  • Studio: Twentieth Century Fox, Twentieth Century Fox
  • Directed By: Ivan Reitman
  • Cast: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard
  • Running Time: 95 minutes
  • Release Date: 07/21/2006
  • Video/DVD Release Date: 12/19/2006
  • Genre: Comedy
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13
  • MPAA Explanation: for sexual content, crude humor, language and brief nudity.

Parents need to know

Parents need to know that while the tone remains light-comedic, the film includes frequent sexual references and images, including jokes about "close" male friendships, effeminate men, and domineering women. Three sex scenes in beds (two comically show beds slamming through walls as superwomen are on top of partners). A character makes repeated sexual remarks about women; a black supervisor at work discusses sexual harassment and feels offended when Matt carelessly calls her "homegirl." Violence is cartoonish and frequent (explosions, robbery ending in gunfire at superbodied G-Girl, falls, slamming through ceilings and walls). Characters drink wine and beer. Villain smokes cigarettes.

Families can talk about effective ways to "break up" with boy- and girlfriends. How does the movie's comic violence make fun of this usually painful process? How does the film show that teasing in high school can lead to long-lasting hurt feelings? How might Jenny have treated her friend Barry more generously?

Message

Social Behavior:

Neurotic woman with superpowers is running joke (she uses powers to zap, throw, and abuse ex-boyfriend).

Consumerism:

Times Square neon shows Coca-Cola, other brand names.

Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:

Characters drink wine and beer; villain smokes cigarettes.

Violence

G-Girl thwarts robbery, mugging, fire, and missile headed to NYC, also saves Matt who is hanging from Statue of Liberty (all these scenes feature frantic camera, harrowing/comic situations); explosion when Jenny touches meteor; shark in apartment bites at Matt and destroys furniture; in a nightmare, G-Girl threatens Matt with a chainsaw; fight between supergirls wreaks havoc on street.

Sex

Sexual situations and slang; tongue-kissing; sexual-activity jokes; Matt stripped naked in his office (you see him from behind); references to sexual harassment; Jenny's breasts grow when she's first transformed into G-Girl; Matt feels "emasculated" sex while flying; another sex scene shows flesh in conventional close shots (hands, torsos, soft light).

Language

Some profanity ("a--hole," SOB," "hell," "s--t," "damn" etc.); and some lively phrasing ("hellcat in bed," "chainsaw up the a--"); Jenny laser-burns the word "dick" into Matt's forehead.

Common Sense says

What's the story?

Reviewed by Cynthia Fuchs

When Matt (Luke Wilson) first meets Jenny (Uma Thurman) on a NYC subway, he thinks she's demure and sweet, her head buried in her book, her brown hair straight and simple. And when he recovers her purse from a mugger, he feels empowered, even if he did hide in a dumpster with the purse. But as the newly forming couple walks off down an alley, the camera cranes up to show the would-be robber hanging from a grate four stories up, where Jenny has thrown him. And now you know: Her secret identity is G-Girl, blond superhero and local celebrity.

Is it any good?

3

Energetic and deliberately absurd, MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND makes fun of comic-book/action movie and romantic comedy conventions. Written by former Simpsons scribe Don Payne and directed by Ivan Reitman, the movie also takes a few jabs at traditional gender roles, not to mention typical anxieties concerning sex and commitment.

There is some spastic violence on the street (cars tossed, spinning tornado effects, buildings broken) as well as the sorts of revelations you might expect for a happy ending. But the film's most delightful element is not special-effected; it's (Eddie Izzard's performance as Professor Bedlam. He's funny, charming, and surprising, this last especially hard to be in a movie so fond of clichés.

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Parents and kids say

All Reviews

There are 18 reviews.

5

Posted on 03/05/08 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 12

a great movie

it was great hysterical and its not terrible apperently 12 year-olds can watch pretty woman (rated r) because its a "clasic" but this is to much it really wasnt that bad
4


Posted on 07/26/07 by katiesays Kid contributor, age 10

3

Posted on 03/05/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 12

older teen romantic comedy with sexual refrences. not for younger people

parents need to know that this movie isn't very good. matt's friend is alot like Bernie from "About last night" a rude off who is only into conquering girls, not really into having a good relationship. matt and jenny have sex pretty earley on. she breaks his bed in the process, and he tells his friend so. there is some strong profanity; hanna calls jenny a crazy b**ch, and thats just the beggining. there are alot of sexual refernces. matt also has sex with Hannna. jenny tells matt that she and berry came pretty close to having sex in their jr. year, but is gets interpted. there is some comic book styal violence; jenny throws a shrak at matt and hanna; and blasts threw his roof.
4


Posted on 03/04/07 by misscompetitive Kid contributor, age 12

ok

i thought this was a good movie but it was very grown up for not only me but both my siblings i think if you are not sure if one of your kids can watch it i think you should defenetly watch it first>>>>>
3


Posted on 03/03/07 by directerdude123 Kid contributor, age 13

OK

It made me laugh but it was not the best movie of all. I don't recamend this to real comedy fans.
2


Posted on 02/11/07 by Lianny92 Kid contributor, age 14

o.k

It was o.k...not a bad movie, It was pretty funny at sometimes, but that's really it. I didn't enjoy it too much. I also really didn't like all the sex scenes, it made me feel really uncomfortable.
1


Posted on 01/25/07 by Kadaraitis Kid contributor, age 13

Age 17+
1

Posted on 01/12/07 by Anonymous Adult contributor

It could have been so much more

This movie had so much potential but it never went anywhere. The plot was dumb the characters didn't make sense. The PG 13 didn't doesn't adaquately warn about the sex scene. They rock the bed through the wall for heavens sake! Way more graphic than necessary. The bed romping wasn't funny and didn't really add to the story.
Age 13+
4


Posted on 09/06/06 by yll Adult contributor

Age 17+
3


Posted on 08/14/06 by Dhorlo Adult contributor

Too much for PG-13 not enough for R

There are very few movies that I would say are right on the cusp of an R rating, this is one of them. I had my 13 year old son with me and, being a guy, thought this might be a fun movie. But I was a little put out by the sex scenes. Most movies with this rating show people having sex by rolling around on a bed, kissing, playing soft jazz in the back ground, etc. One of the sight gags in this movie is the girlfriend doing the main character so hard that the bed slides back and forth. Too me that was a little to graphic for my son to see. But other than the sexual content, this movie was fine for a 13 year old. In fact I think it would be fine for kids 16 and over. What the film makers should have done was go for the R rating and really had fun with the Super Ex-Girlfriend thing, (x-ray vision, etc). But as it is, it's a little much for an early teen.

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Adult Reviews

There are 7 reviews.

Age 17+
1

Posted on 01/12/07 by Anonymous Adult contributor

It could have been so much more

This movie had so much potential but it never went anywhere. The plot was dumb the characters didn't make sense. The PG 13 didn't doesn't adaquately warn about the sex scene. They rock the bed through the wall for heavens sake! Way more graphic than necessary. The bed romping wasn't funny and didn't really add to the story.
Age 13+
4


Posted on 09/06/06 by yll Adult contributor

Age 17+
3


Posted on 08/14/06 by Dhorlo Adult contributor

Too much for PG-13 not enough for R

There are very few movies that I would say are right on the cusp of an R rating, this is one of them. I had my 13 year old son with me and, being a guy, thought this might be a fun movie. But I was a little put out by the sex scenes. Most movies with this rating show people having sex by rolling around on a bed, kissing, playing soft jazz in the back ground, etc. One of the sight gags in this movie is the girlfriend doing the main character so hard that the bed slides back and forth. Too me that was a little to graphic for my son to see. But other than the sexual content, this movie was fine for a 13 year old. In fact I think it would be fine for kids 16 and over. What the film makers should have done was go for the R rating and really had fun with the Super Ex-Girlfriend thing, (x-ray vision, etc). But as it is, it's a little much for an early teen.
Age 11+
4


Posted on 08/07/06 by Zoe_Washburn Adult contributor

I lauged, it was great, good feminist values.

I think people are rediculous to assume that if a movie has sex it is automaticly bad, especially if you don't know how graphic it is/was. I do believe in previewing movies, but once your kid already knows, let them decide what's too much on their own. My Super Ex was mostly emplied, non-graphic, and pointed a humorous outlook at our cultures values. See review from the BBC.
Age 17+
5


Posted on 07/31/06 by jwr313 Adult contributor

Age 17+
1

Posted on 07/28/06 by Anonymous Adult contributor

I took my 14 year old son to see this movie and I was completetly embarrassed by the continuous sexual inferences. I should have paid much more attention to what the other viewers said and not just common sense media. I went by the 13 and star rating. I have always trusted this site, but I believe this one was a hugh miss.
Age 17+
2

Posted on 07/26/06 by Anonymous Adult contributor

We Need a New PG15 Rating!

I am a mom, and I saw this movie with a friend of mine. My children were not with me, and I was so glad. While this movie had many funny moments, and I laughed quite a lot, I couldn't help but wonder how this movie was rated PG13 with all the focus on sex, especially sexual intercourse. I have an 11 year old daughter, and like many parents, I have started allowing her to view some PG13 movies. I would have been appalled to have her see this one, though. Much too much of a focus on sex, especially intercourse. Besides the ones that were mentioned in the commonsense review, there is sex performed while G-Girl is flying a mile above ground, and the movie even ends with a valueless sex scene. I don't even know that I would want my 14 year old daughter viewing this movie. The male main character's friend was focused only on sleeping with girls, and some of his comments were utterly tasteless. Not for tween's or early teen's ears and eyes at all.
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Kids Reviews

There are 11 reviews.

5

Posted on 03/05/08 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 12

a great movie

it was great hysterical and its not terrible apperently 12 year-olds can watch pretty woman (rated r) because its a "clasic" but this is to much it really wasnt that bad
4


Posted on 07/26/07 by katiesays Kid contributor, age 10

3

Posted on 03/05/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 12

older teen romantic comedy with sexual refrences. not for younger people

parents need to know that this movie isn't very good. matt's friend is alot like Bernie from "About last night" a rude off who is only into conquering girls, not really into having a good relationship. matt and jenny have sex pretty earley on. she breaks his bed in the process, and he tells his friend so. there is some strong profanity; hanna calls jenny a crazy b**ch, and thats just the beggining. there are alot of sexual refernces. matt also has sex with Hannna. jenny tells matt that she and berry came pretty close to having sex in their jr. year, but is gets interpted. there is some comic book styal violence; jenny throws a shrak at matt and hanna; and blasts threw his roof.
4


Posted on 03/04/07 by misscompetitive Kid contributor, age 12

ok

i thought this was a good movie but it was very grown up for not only me but both my siblings i think if you are not sure if one of your kids can watch it i think you should defenetly watch it first>>>>>
3


Posted on 03/03/07 by directerdude123 Kid contributor, age 13

OK

It made me laugh but it was not the best movie of all. I don't recamend this to real comedy fans.
2


Posted on 02/11/07 by Lianny92 Kid contributor, age 14

o.k

It was o.k...not a bad movie, It was pretty funny at sometimes, but that's really it. I didn't enjoy it too much. I also really didn't like all the sex scenes, it made me feel really uncomfortable.
1


Posted on 01/25/07 by Kadaraitis Kid contributor, age 13

3


Posted on 08/13/06 by poe28 Kid contributor, age 13

0


Posted on 08/01/06 by Bronwyn Kid contributor, age 11

5


Posted on 07/25/06 by Wlk3Dgs Kid contributor, age 14

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