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The Ex (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019801164
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Weinstein Company
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Weinstein Company
MPN: 80116
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Weinstein Company
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Running Time: 84 minutes
Studio: Weinstein Company
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Editorial Review:
Tom (Braff) and Sofia (Peet) have just had their first baby and that means it is time for Tom to grow up. But when Tom goes to work for his father-in-law his new boss Chip (Bateman) seems to have it out for him. Tom soon discovers that Chip is still carrying a flame for Sophia from their high school days. Now Chip will stop at nothing to see Tom out of the company and out of Sophia s life. As the two go head to head Tom must expose Chip s dirty tricks and push him out of the picture forever. System Requirements:Run Time: 84 minutes Genre: COMEDY Rating: UNRATED UPC: 796019801164
When a movie sits on the shelf for a year, the consensus is that it must be a dud. Formerly known as Fast Track, Jesse Peretz's third and most commercial feature may not be a dud, but it comes perilously close. With the success of Garden State, it was inevitable that The Ex would be marketed as a romantic comedy, except it isn't. Sure, there's romance between Tom (Zach Braff) and his pregnant wife, Sofia (Amanda Peet, Igby Goes Down), but this is mostly a black comedy about the ad game, like How To Get Ahead in Advertising. After their baby is born, Sofia puts her legal career on hold to care for little Oliver, but then Tom loses his job as chef (Paul Rudd cameos as his boss), so they move from New York to Ohio where her father, Bob (Charles Grodin in fine fettle), secures Tom a gig as assistant associate creative at his New Age-style ad agency. Their money woes are a thing of the past, but new problems await. The biggest is creative director Chip (Jason Bateman), who briefly dated Sofia in high school. A longtime wheelchair user, Chip resents Tom for stealing his limelight--and for his relationship with Sofia. So, he sets out to turn everyone against his competition (their co-workers include SNL's Fred Armisen and Amy Poehler). Because Chip has such a genial manner, Tom's complaints strike others as unjustified paranoia. By the time he figures out a way to pay Chip back, it's hard to care after all the pratfalls and bits of funny business that fall flat more often than not. There are worse ways to spend 89 minutes, but any random episode of Scrubs or Arrested Development offers more laughs. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - THE EX...CREMENT! 1 3/4 STARS!
Well, well, well! It's hard to be positive about this perplexing film. It's not funny enough to be a good comedy, it's not romantic enough to be a good love story and it's not a very good movie period! This film's only saving grace is a good cast. It's a shame, as the movie has some funny moments, but it's negated because it's so irritating! Zach Braff plays a likable guy who has no backbone and that is only the tip of the iceberg. Jason Bateman who is a fine actor plays a particularly unlikable ... Read More
Rating:  - Could have been much better
The scrubs guy plays a husband who has just had a baby to his wife and lost his job. So he moves back to her parents neighborhood to take a job offer from her old man.
Another guy working at the company is played by Jason Bateman who plays a guy in a wheelchair who hates the scrubs guy for marrying his high school girl. He tries to do everything he can to see Scrubby fails at his job while also trying to break up there marriage so he can move in on her.
Overall, there is ... Read More
Rating: - changing the title hasn't helped
Writers David Guion and Michael Handelman and director Jesse Peretz must have called in a lot of favors when they made "The Ex," for how else to account for the presence of Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman, Charles Grodin, Mia Farrow, Amy Poehler, Fred Armisen, Paul Rudd and Amy Adams in as slight an indie comedy as the one they have manufactured here? And "manufactured" is definitely the operative term in this case, for "The Ex" feels contrived and phony from the get-go.
After ... Read More
Rating: - Natural Disaster
Director Jesse Peretz used to play bass in the 80s for the band the Lemonheads. He directed a music video "Big Me" for the Foo Fighters. His other features are "First Love, Last Rites" & "The Chateau." This has to be one of the least funny DVDs I've seen. Amanda Peet is apparently in love with her husband, although she sends out no emotional signals other than her dialogue. Zach Braff is famous for "Scrubs" TV series, "Garden State" & "The Last Kiss." As Tom in this movie, he's about ... Read More
Rating:  - A Winning Dark Comedy About the Ad Game
If you're expecting a romantic comedy or another "Garden State," steer clear! "The Ex" is a dark comedy about an advertising agency. It's a biting satire that's bound to be at odds with the light comedy that Zach Braff is known for. I guess I'm in the minority when I say that I found "The Ex" amusing!
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