Monster-in-Law (2005)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.2/10   

Director:

Robert Luketic

Guionista (WGA):

Anya Kochoff (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

13 mayo 2005 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Romance

Frase comercial:

She met the perfect man. Then she met his mother.

Plot:

The love life of Charlotte is reduced to an endless string of disastrous blind dates, until she meets the perfect man, Kevin. Unfortunately, his merciless mother will do anything to destroy their relationship.

Plot Keywords:

Mother In Law | Love | News Anchor | Mansion | Office

Premios:

1 win & 9 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The title deserved a better film

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	8:00 PM	TBS
Sun. July 5	9:55 PM	TBS

Reparto

Jennifer Lopez	...	Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini
Jane Fonda	...	Viola Fields
Michael Vartan	...	Dr. Kevin Fields
Wanda Sykes	...	Ruby
Adam Scott	...	Remy
Monet Mazur	...	Fiona
Annie Parisse	...	Morgan
Will Arnett	...	Kit
Elaine Stritch	...	Gertrude
Stephen Dunham	...	Dr. Paul Chamberlain
Randee Heller	...	Beverly Hills Dog Owner
Mark Moses	...	Coffee Shop Customer
Tomiko Fraser	...	Coffee Shop Clerk
Rochelle Flexer	...	Dr. Patel's Nurse
Wayne Nickel	...	George

También conocida como:

Das Schwiegermonster (Alemania)
Una suegra de cuidado (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
La madre del novio (Spain) [es]
Si te casas, ¡Te mato! (Colombia) (TV title) [es]
Si te casas... te mato (Mexico) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex references and language.

Duración:

101 min

País:

Alemania | USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Sweden:Btl | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Hungary:14 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Germany:6 | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-3 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Ireland:12A | Norway:7 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | New Zealand:M | Philippines:PG-13 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:MG6 | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Brazil:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Compañía:

New Line Cinema

Trivialidades:

Shari Wacks designed the jewelry for the film.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Charlie is talking to Viola in her wedding dress, she is wearing gloves. When she is ready to give up on the wedding, she takes her gloves off, which are a part of her dress. Later, when Charlie and Kevin are running to their honeymoon, Charlie has no gloves.

Citas:

[first lines]
[Charlie sitting at her desk at home. Phone rings. Charlie lets the answering machine pick up and listens to the recording]
Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini: [Answering machine message] Hi, it's Charlie. Leave a message.
[Answering machine beeps to signal beginning of message]
Carol, from LA Temp Agency: [Leaving message on answering machine] Hi Charlie, it's Carol from the L.A. Temp Agency. Listen, Dr. Patel's office needs you for tomorrow. Is that ok? Let me know. Bye.
[Answering machine beeps signaling end of message]
Remy: [Charlie sketching]
[Remy walks in with cup of coffee and toast]
Remy: Morning neighbor.
[Chews toast]
[...]

Conexiones de Película:

References Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Banda de Sonido:

Everyday is a Holiday (with You)

The title deserved a better film

The title of this film is the best thing in this movie. I would actually say that such a title deserved a better movie.

'Monster in Law' is a combination between 'Maid in Manhattan' and 'Meet the Parents'. Jennifer Lopez is practically re-doing her role in 'Maid ..' and this is probably what she knows to play best, or the only thing she knows to play, I do not know. The problem is that this movie is made three years later, and the character is supposed to be ten years younger than in the New York located film. I also suspect that she cannot count on her looks for long, and even here a couple of jokes about her waist had to be inserted. What will she do with her career in the next years? Well, we'll see.

Robert Luketic directed the original 'Legally Blonde' and had much better material to work from there. The main problem of this film is that the script is so predictable, the jokes so thin, and we must have seen the end in zillions of other movies. We do have Jane Fonda back on screen, but sincerely, I would expect her to do something else after 15 years of creativity break, and not this routine feel good comedy.

I am afraid that this film - after making its in-flight entertainment career - will rest soon on the shelves of the studios full of not-so-funny comedies, and a well deserved amount of dust will cover it. Twenty years from now somebody will maybe take the idea and the title and make a better film of it.