My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Isn't it always the way? You buy your single ticket online, resigned to go and see a movie on your lonesome, destined to spend two hours in a dark cinema trying not to think that Miss Right might be passing by the building right now...

And then your friends totally surprise you by inviting you to a different showing as a group day out! So I went back to my website, only to find the tickets are non-refundable.

Grrr.

Weeell, I'd wanted to see this movie since I saw the first trailer. And once I saw the second trailer, I really wanted to see this movie.

The men in the group were a bit worried at the rather high female-to-male ratio in the audience. 'Psst! It's a chick flick!' I whispered urgently, only to be ignored by Grant who was playing with his i-Pod and showing Kirsty the video of "The Internet is for Pron¹"

Oh, by the way: top tip. never ever put Skittles into ice-cream as a sprinkling topping. Those buggers turn nasty when they get cold.

The movie does start in a bit of a clichéd way. Kinda cheesy soundtrack and fly-by shots of Manhattan, and a by-the-numbers bank heist thwarted by G-Girl. But I think this is a red herring, designed to deliberately throw the viewer off guard. It quickly steps into telephone booth, dons it's regular, everyday clothing, and goes back to it's job at a major metropolitan newspaper. And it's off! Matt Saunders meets G-Girl's mild mannered alter-ego on the subway, chats her up and she ends up breaking his bed. But in a good way. Luke Wilson does snivelling coward pretty convincingly, but then he's got reason to be scared. Uma Thurman is very good as the psycho ex-girlfriend. The tagline of this movie is "He broke her heart. She broke his everything." Boy howdy!

I think we all owe Anna Farris a big apology. She's a far better actress than I gave her credit for. Not that I would cast her in the re-re-re-re-remake of Pride and Prejudice, but when it comes to comedy: that girl has got it nailed!

Eddie Izzard turns up, and does subtle menacing in a comedy rather well. Not over the top or anything. And Rainn Wilson plays the sex obsessed best friend very well. Hey, is he related to Luke at all?

Score: B- Because it's a great film, I had a laugh with some mates, but Miss Right didn't show up. Must have been delayed on the train, or something...

OQ: 'I WARNED YOU MATT SAUNDERS!!!!'

¹I've misspelt that word on purpose.