The Ex (2007) Critic Reviews
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The best jokes in this scattershot screwball satire of job insecurity, upward mobility, political correctness and yuppie marital tensions have claws that leave scratches.Read the full review
The movie is populated by dislikeable individuals doing unpleasant things but isn't redeemed by the vein of viciously black comedy that made "The War of the Roses" and "Bad Santa" such devilish pleasures.Read the full review
For a comedy, it's not really funny.Read the full review
The next time Grodin attempts a comeback, it would be so great if he avoids movies where he might be upstaged by a sandwich stunt.Read the full review
It's a pretty twisted concept, bordering on offensive. But mostly it's just not funny.Read the full review
A half-baked comedy torn between sincere emotion and over-the-top outrageousness.Read the full review
The Ex isn't painful, horrible or despicable, but it is an amazing mess.Read the full review
It never comes close to being funny.Read the full review
Originally titled "Fast Track" when it was scheduled to open last January, neither the wait nor the new title makes it worthwhile. The only fast track here is the one to home video.Read the full review
A painful comedy that reduces the "Garden State" star to pratfalls while many comic A-teamers around him (including Paul Rudd and Amy Adams) play idiots.Read the full review
