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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Director: Mark Waters
Synopsis
A serial womanizer is led through his romantic history by the Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Present and Future. Stars Matthew McConaughey as the Casanova Scrooge figure.
Movie review
From Time Out Chicago
Imagine yourself in a Hollywood pitch meeting: Hey, let’s do A Christmas Carol. But instead of that loser crap—lame boys on crutches, holiday spirit—we make it about a sleazy lothario at a wedding who learns that his love-’em-and-leave-’em lifestyle is, like, shallow. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is the kind of breezy fantasy about recognizing true love and courting redemption that inspires nothing but misanthropy. McConaughey’s character is finally forced to face up to past transgressions; one day, the filmmakers behind this rancid, hypocritical farce will have to deal with theirs.Author: David Fear
Time Out Chicago Issue 218: April 30–May 6, 2009
Cast & crew
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Robert Forster, Anne Archer, Emma Stone full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Rated: PG-13
Duration: 100 mins
US Release: May 1 2009
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