cricketbat An interesting non-Christmas take on A Christmas Carol, but not that great of a movie. The dialogue seemed forced and sloppy and it was extremely predictable. On a side note, is it me, or does Matthew McConaughey play the exact same character in every movie?

Stephen Bird What would Charles Dickens think if he could see his work, his masterpieces manhandled in such a reckless way?Quite obvious for all to see, "Ghosts of girlfriends past" is just another pathetic rip off of "A Christmas Carol", yes there's enough differences to make this film unique in its own right, but there's no denying where the blatant inspiration came from. 'You will be visited by three ghosts...' yeah-yeah we all get it, only these three ghosts are of course not the ghosts of Christmas, but the ghosts of former girlfriends, sounds pretty lame right? That's because the film is as lame as it gets, but enjoyable all the same. Trying to become a serious actor, Matthew McConaughey takes a series bump in the road and a serious dent in the resume by taking on the role of super-stud Connor Mead..., a guy who is now an Academy Award winner and genuine leading man should realistically be avoiding films like this because they are somewhat beneath him. Yet here we are, his performance was pretty decent in all honesty, but could he have afforded to give any less? It was McConaughey's A-list performance that gave a real boost to the overall film, for I felt that without him the film wouldn't have been anywhere near as good it was, and the film as it is barely gets a passing grade. Michael Douglas as the dearly departed Uncle Wayne was another standout performance, Douglas really didn't need the role but at his age I guess he can do what he wants, he's earned it.Sadly I felt that Jennifer Garner wrote her performance in and didn't truly seem committed to the role, something she seems to do in a lot of her films and probably the main cause for why her career has probably been held down. Out of the supporting cast there's a recognisable name, a youngish Emma Stone has a semi-important role, this of course during the early days of her fledgling career, she would of course go onto bigger and better things; as for the rest of the supporting cast, there's a who's who of who's that? Character actors of no real fame getting lucky by landing a role in a mainstream production, some were okay, some weren't, nothing to write home about. "Ghosts of girlfriends past" can easily be defined as a chic-flick and that's basically all it is, don't expect any major thrills but it's an easy way to kill an hour or two.

gustavsson-amanda A movie inspired by the classic "A Christmas tale". In this movie the theme is not Christmas spirit but superficiality, relations, sex and regret. In the beginning I was just irritable because of the main characters disgusting sexism which he never seemed to be able to put aside and stop with but as longer as I watched the better it became. Sure, the movie ended predictable and it contained a lot of clichés but despite that it was very nice and perfect to watch in one of those days when you don't want to watch something deep or complicated. The movie "Ghost of girlfriends past" is easygoing and has great actors. What takes down the rate is the clichés but despite that; nice and chill movie!

Desertman84 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is a romantic comedy film whose plot is based loosely on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.It stars Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner together with Michael Douglas.It features a wedding day and the day before, rather than the familiar Christmas and Christmas Eve from A Christmas Carol. The three ghosts share similar appearances with the original descriptions, and the film shares the traditional plot points from the book.Connor Mead is a famous photographer and confirmed womanizer. He takes a break from his playboy lifestyle to attend his brother's wedding, where he becomes reacquainted with Jenny Perotti, the only girl who ever captured his heart. After Connor delivers a drunken speech at the rehearsal dinner where he says that love isn't real, he's met in the bathroom by the ghost of his uncle Wayne, a Hefner-esque horndog who taught Connor everything he knows about picking up chicks. Uncle Wayne informs Connor that, over the course of the evening, he'll be visited by three ghosts who will lead him through his romantic past, present, and future. Just in case you can't get enough of the romantic comedy movies of Matthew McConaughey, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is here to remind you that, yes, some films of his are even worse than Failure to Launch, Surfer Dude, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.Although there are some sweetly sentimental moments, they are not nearly enough to redeem what is otherwise a lightweight film.It was simply formulaic,clichéd and predictable from beginning to end.