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The romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, opens this weekend.
McConaughey stars as Connor Mead, a brilliant photographer and notorious playboy who is forced to deal with all of the broken hearts he's left behind when he shows up for his little brother's wedding party.
Here's what happens: First he's shaken a bit when he has to face Jenny Perotti - played by Jennifer Garner. Not only is Jenny a friend of the bride, we discover she is the lost love of Connor's life. Then, Connor is visited by the person who tutored him in his wayward ways, his deceased Uncle Wayne. Michael Douglas stars in this Marley's Ghost role to set the stage for the visitation of three spirits who will walk our dubious hero through his past, present and future.
While all of this is unfolding, the real wedding preparations are going on, and as Connor stumbles in and out of the ghostly experiences he triggers events that seem destined to totally derail the nuptials.
Not only is this film dumb, it feels a little sleazy. "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" isn't laden with tons of nudity or off the charts language, but what we do have is a gazillion references to casual sex, obligatory wedding party sex and we even have Connor hitting on the mother of the bride-to-be.
What a disappointment. I didn't expect a classic, but I had at least hoped for a cute little date night movie. I got neither. Just 2 stars for "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past." It's rated PG-13.
