The movie is Bateman's to steal, however, which he does early and often.
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Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
If you want a relationship comedy that feels like last year's stuff, doesn't go far enough in any direction and is made watchable only by an overqualified ensemble, there's The Ex.
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.
The best jokes in this scattershot screwball satire of job insecurity, upward mobility, political correctness and yuppie marital tensions have claws that leave scratches.
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
The resulting hodgepodge has the feel of filmmaking by committee, the look of last-minute reshoots and the whiff of desperation. Not even Braff's cartoonish smirk is distracting enough to hide that.
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The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
For a comedy, it's not really funny.
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USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
It's a pretty twisted concept, bordering on offensive. But mostly it's just not funny.
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Variety
Variety
A half-baked comedy torn between sincere emotion and over-the-top outrageousness.
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.
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Washington PostDesson Thomson
Washington PostDesson Thomson
A stunningly insipid romance, marks an all-time low for actor Zach Braff -- his "Gigli," if you will.