Monster-in-Law

Monster" is comedy without laughs....Wisely, Luketic pairs Fonda up with comic Wanda Sykes ("Pootie Tang") as her assistant, and the two share much easier chemistry..... ... Full Review

The stories on her site, which has 4,681 registered posters worldwide, are straight out of Monster-in-Law , the poorly reviewed Jane Fonda/J-Lo movie. ... Full Review

This is a little different of a review for me, since everyone's feelings about it are unclear to me, and I can't make my statements to disclude your doubts, but from what I've heard, this movie did respectably as well, and went over great with the general movie-going crowd, so that's definitely a plus. ... Full Review

In the lead up to the climax, watch out for the marvellous Elaine Strich, as she makes her mark, as Viola's own Monster in Law. Monster in Law belongs to the two women, although Fonda steals the show with the best lines, the showiest clothes and the mouth-watering moments. ... Full Review

In the lead up to the climax, watch out for the marvellous Elaine Strich, as she makes her mark, as Viola's own Monster in Law. Monster in Law belongs to the two women, although Fonda steals the show with the best lines, the showiest clothes and the mouth-watering moments. ... Full Review

It's not quite the third coming of Jane Fonda, but "Monster-in-Law," for all its comedic obviousness and predictable plotting, does give the 67-year-old actress a better-than-expected vehicle with which to emerge from her 15-year hiatus. Vartan's an unremarkable leading man and Lopez seems once again in romantic-comedy cruise control, recycling her "Maid in Manhattan" and "Wedding Planner" characters with little deviation. ... Full Review

Panitch says that he and Luketic simply ''had different ideas about the script'' and that Lopez lost interest after her Monster-in-Law director bowed out. Lopez followed suit last month, fueling rumors that major script problems had derailed the project. ... Full Review

Unfortunately, her "comeback" film turned out to be "Monster-in-Law Oscar-winning cinematographer Russell Carpenter ("Titanic") choose a bright and colorful palette for "Monster-in-Law," and thanks to a nice transfer from Warner Bros. ... Full Review

Closing: It's amazing to me that Fonda would venture back into the public eye with a movie such as Monster-in-Law, with its single threaded joke structure and predicable romantic comedy storyline, you'd think she'd like to come back and do a movie that was much stronger than the feature I just watched. ... Full Review

the early scenes had the promise of a good comedy....It is disappointing that Jane Fonda....a silly film....a nice performance from comedian Wanda Sykes as Viola's assistant.... ... Full Review