Architect Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) gets prompted by his best friend, co-worker and all-around-horn-dog, Vaughn Haige (Rainn Wilson), to ask out a woman on a train. Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman) -- a mousey, brown-haired, glasses wearing woman -- turns Matt down at first, but when he rescues her purse from a mugger, she lets him take her out to dinner. Their romance blossoms and Jenny lets Matt in on her super secret: she's a superhero.
She's G-Girl -- blonde, gorgeous, agile, super strong and fast -- protecting the city from would-be super villains, natural disasters and every day robberies. By day, she's Jenny, an art gallery curator, and when the city needs her she rushes off, donning her superhero costume, and it's not the normal leotard and tights. She's the girlfriend any guy would die to have relations with.
But, Matt starts noticing that Jenny really isn't the girl for him. She's become needy, clingy and hyper-neurotic. He has feelings for another co-worker, Hannah Lewis (Anna Faris), and when Jenny gets wind of this, she is not happy. Matt breaks up with her and she decides that there's nothing like a superwoman scorned. She'll make his life a living hell until he runs back to her.
With no one else to turn to, Matt is approached by super villain Bedlam (Eddie Izzard), who grew up with Jenny and wasn't happy about her transformation. He has a way to turn G-Girl back into regular, old Jenny. The proposition would change Matt's life for the better and he could finally be with Hannah. But how can anyone trust a super villain?
It's a summer of supers, first the return of Superman and now a comedic twist on Superwoman. Ivan Reitman directs this tale of the adverse results of dumping someone, although the revenge Jenny takes on Matt no normal woman can achieve. So don't worry men, your car won't end up circling the Earth and sharks won't be thrown through your bedroom window.
Thurman takes on the dual role of Jenny and G-Girl, looking glamorous as G-Girl, but the brown locks used in her disguise as Jenny aren't flattering at all. Thurman plays the slighted woman well, taking on a persona -- both sexy and sinister -- not really seen from her since her role as Poison Ivy in "Batman and Robin." The combination of Thurman and Wilson also makes great on screen chemistry, but Wilson's performance isn't as memorable.
The laughs are there, no matter how unlikely the story is. There are times when the movie falls back on its comic book-like beginnings -- scenes involving G-Girl saving people primarily -- which leads to exaggerated dialogue.
"My Super Ex-Girlfriend" is charming and over-the-top, at times corny, but when scenes involving breaking beds and having a not-so-nice name etched into a character's forehead come along, it's hard not to chuckle. You'll also be thankful that superheroes don't exist. Remember to stick around for and after the credits for extra scenes.
Originally from Des Plaines, Ill., Heather moved to Milwaukee to earn a B.A. in journalism from Marquette University. With a tongue-twisting last name like Leszczewicz, it's best to go into a career where people don't need to say your name often.
However, she's still sticking to some of her Illinoisan ways (she won't reform when it comes to things like pop, water fountain or ATM), though she's grown to enjoy her time in the Brew City.
Although her journalism career is still budding, Heather has had the chance for some once-in-a-lifetime interviews with celebrities like actor Vince Vaughn and actress Charlize Theron, director Cameron Crowe and singers Ben Kweller and Isaac Hanson of '90s brother boy band Hanson.
Heather's a self-proclaimed workaholic but loves her entertainment. She's a real television and movie fanatic, book nerd, music junkie, coffee addict and pop culture aficionado.
