The Ex

Name: The Ex
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: May 11, 2007
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 32
Cast: Amanda Peet, Charles Grodin, Zach Braff

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: May 11, 2007 | Not Rated

Starring: Amanda Peet, Charles Grodin, Zach Braff

Summary: When his high-achieving wife (Peet) decides she wants to be a stay-at-home mom, Tom Reilly (Braff) needs to step up and take care of his growing family. (The Weinstein Company)

Director: Jesse Peretz

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 min

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Scott Foundas

The movie is Bateman's to steal, however, which he does early and often. Read full review

Stina Chyn

Peretz's film continuously subverts the audience's expectations of what should likely happen given genre conventions. Read full review

Stephen Holden

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 full review

Claudia Puig

It's a pretty twisted concept, bordering on offensive. But mostly it's just not funny. Read full review

Michael Sragow

By the end, it doesn't even have the courage of its political incorrectness. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

The latest catastrophe from the Weinstein Co. Read full review

Desson Thomson

A stunningly insipid romance, marks an all-time low for actor Zach Braff -- his "Gigli," if you will. Read full review

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JavietV.

May 11, 2007

Are you kidding me? This movie is awesome! I don't know how it could only have 33/100 score I absolutely love it. Definitly worth it.

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PnArdyPnArdy

May 13, 2007

Brilliant romantic comedy with sweety Amanda Peet about a husband who has to defeat his wife's cunning ex-boyfriend now posing as a disabled person to regain her love back.

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EthanN.

May 14, 2007

It wasn't hilarious but it had some funny parts and overall it was a good movie.

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ChadS.

May 17, 2007

Thanks to "Murderball", we don't have to feel sorry for the physically-disabled anymore. It's so obvious that Chip(Jason Bateman) is a type-A jerk, but since "The Ex" is basically a workplace sitcom, only Tom(Zach Braff) sees his sociopathic side. For "The Ex" to have been a Thanks to "Murderball", we don't have to feel sorry for the physically-disabled anymore. It's so obvious that Chip(Jason Bateman) is a type-A jerk, but since "The Ex" is basically a workplace sitcom, only Tom(Zach Braff) sees his sociopathic side. For "The Ex" to have been a successful comedy, the film had to be as mean as Chip. In real life, nice guys finish last. It's funnier to see the bad guy win. "The Ex" probably isn't the film that was first conceived on paper. This is "Bad Santa"-lite.… Expand

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sjp15991

May 18, 2018

The music is weak, the writing is all over the place (reading interviews with them you can see this is not necessarily the writer or director's faults) and the acting is generally mediocre. Charles Grodin was an exception to this and was funny and charming in what I believe was his firstThe music is weak, the writing is all over the place (reading interviews with them you can see this is not necessarily the writer or director's faults) and the acting is generally mediocre. Charles Grodin was an exception to this and was funny and charming in what I believe was his first film since his great role in Midnight Run. Bateman and Braff are on autopilot both playing the roles they had played consistently in this era of their careers. Some weird cameos from Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler and even Amy Addams (!) only emphasise the waste of talent on display. Also the music is frankly awful and has dated incredibly badly!… Expand

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CathyL.

May 11, 2007

This would be a pretty boring TV show and was a waste of time and money. This movie was boring, lame and predictable. Way too much sexual innuendo for young audiences.

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KevinR.

May 14, 2007

4th rate sitcommy garbage with a phony Farelly edge. It seeks to skewer yuppiedom (gee, that's new) and be a physical comedy at the same time, but winds up being insulting and insipid. I had to rush home and watch American Beauty just to detox.

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