My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

We weren't expecting a lot from a movie called "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," but we were shocked at the mean-spirited nature of this so-called comedy. Instead of exploring superhero powers as a new twist on the battle of the sexes, My Super Ex-Girlfriend uses them as a revolting excuse to make Uma Thurman a dumping ground for male condescension and casual misogyny. It's impossible to tell whether Luke Wilson is phoning it in or simply that one-note, but we are once again subjected to the "aw, shucks" persona his brother Owen has taught us to hate, with an extra side of hapless charm. This time, Wilson is an ordinary guy who dates and breaks up with Jenny Johnson, also known as "G-Girl," the local superhero.

Aside from serving an idiotic title, G-Girl's (vaguely defined) superpowers have absolutely nothing to do with anything, since her asinine hang-ups are ripped from the pages of "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"; if the words "clingy," "passive-aggressive," "controlling," and "probably bipolar" don't appear on her SuperMatch.com profile, you can add "pathological liar" to the list of reasons we would have dumped her too. My Super Ex-Girlfriend seems to argue that G-Girl may be a superhero, but first and foremost she's female: brewing strange emotions in her uterus! No control over when they might be unleashed upon her unsuspecting boyfriend! Randomly sobbing and apologizing for her mental state! In the Victorian era, G-Girl would have been diagnosed with hysteria. Today, we diagnose My Super Ex-Girlfriend with a screenwriter who has never interacted with an actual woman.