Monster-in-Law (2005)

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Directed by

Robert Luketic

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Jennifer Lopez
Charlie

Jane Fonda
Viola Fields

Michael Vartan
Dr. Kevin Fields

Wanda Sykes
Ruby

Adam Scott
Remy

Monet Mazur
Fiona

Annie Parisse
Morgan

Will Arnett
Kit

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Anya Kochoff
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Mediocre rom-com with a few good laughs

12 years, 8 months ago at Oct 6 10:57

PvtCaboose91

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"Marriage is a sacred union which must only be entered with the utmost care."

Despite their immense popularity, romantic comedies are a difficult genre to nail. Excellent rom-coms are few and far between, while the cinematic landscape is cluttered with rom-coms that are either mediocre or just plain bad. 2005's Monster-in-Law falls into the mediocre category. It's also a movie which... read more

An average movie

11 years, 9 months ago at Aug 24 7:15

johanlefourbe

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Jane Fonda used to be one of the best actresses around and I still have to see most of her classics (so many movies, so little time…) so when I heard she would come back from retirement after 15 long years, I was rather thrilled. But why on earth did she choose this flick?!? Couldn't she get anything better than this?!? I mean, to make a romantic comedy with her and Jennifer Lopez was actually a... read more

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Charlotte (Jennifer Lopez) is smitten when she meets Dr. Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan). So when Kevin pops the question after they start dating, Charlotte happily accepts. But she soon realizes that Kevin's mom, Viola (Jane Fonda), is not quite thrilled to have a new family member. Viola, a newscaster, has just lost her job and is feeling rather attached to Kevin, so she regards Charlotte as her new competition -- and will apparently do anything to make her son call off the wedding.

Release date: 12 May 2005
UPC: 794043831423

Tags: Comedy (18), Romance (12), 2000s (8), 2005 (7), Dog (5), Office (5), Medicine (5), Love (4), Mansion (4), Dalai Lama (4), Mother In Law (3), Waiter (3), Marriage Proposal (3), English (3), Mother Son Relationship (2), 2000's (2), Jane Fonda (2), Allergy (2), Office Temp (2), Anxiety (2)

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" Director: Robert Luketic Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Monet Mazur, Elaine Stritch, Adam Scott, Will Arnett and Annie Parisse Charlotte is smitten when she meets Dr. Kevin Fields. So when Kevin pops the question after they start dating, Charlotte happily accepts. But she soon realizes that Kevin's mom, Viola, is not quite as thrilled to have a new family member. Viola, a newscaster, has just lost her job and is feeling rather attached to Kevin so she regar"

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