That's What I Love about High School Girls...

So ladies and germs, here it is, the whole reason for this blog: MOVIE REVIEWS

Last week I saw the movie Ghost of Girlfriends Past. Yes, sports fans, I actually paid for an overpriced ticket and watched ANOTHER Matthew McConaughey romantic comedy. What can I say; I love 'im.

This movie is a re imagining of a Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. However, it could have been called Wooderson goes to a Wedding and saved everyone the trouble. On the eve of his brother's nuptials, Connor Mead does and says everything wrong (or right, depending on your perspective of marriage!) and single-handedly destroys the wedding. As in Dickens, he is visited by 3 ghosts to help him see the error of his ways. Insanity ensues.

I didn't really have high hopes for this fluff, so to say I was pleasantly surprised isn't saying much. The banter is witty, the 80's musical montages were enjoyable and Jennifer Garner is always lovely. I just have a couple of problems.

Who are these women that he hooks up with?!?!? These emotional wrecks that "fall in love" with a sleaze bag after a drink and a one night stand, do they exist? Because if they do, line 'em up! I would like to smack each one in turn for giving sane rational women a BAD name. The lines that Connor spouts...eeck!! Do they really work? I don't care what he looks like, THEY make my skin crawl. I totally get why Jenny loves him. She KNOWS him. But these other women... HELLO, really?!?! I love my husband but it took knowing him for close to 5 years and dating him for 2 for me to fall in love (real love). I guess I'm not that easy.

Also, I get it... this is a remake of A Christmas Carol. PLEASE stop beating me over the head with it. If the line doesn't fit... don't use it. No matter how clever you think you are being, it's just dumb. Case in point, after all is said and done Connor wakes up, pokes his head out the window to sees a young man shoveling the side walk and asks "Hey, you there, boy. What day is it? Is it Christmas? Have I missed it?" Did that make sense to you? Me neither.

Like I said, it was cute and likable, thanks to Jennifer Garner, but when is Matt really gonna grow up, and would we like him if he did?