Rotten
This really plays a like a really bad sitcom from forty years ago.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Monster-in-Law
This relationship is going to be a real mother.
2005 · 1h 41m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Robert Luketic
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Monster-in-Law
Overview
Office temp Charlotte Cantilini thinks she's found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields. But there's a problem standing in the way of everlasting bliss: Kevin's overbearing and controlling mother, Viola. Fearing she'll lose her son's affections forever, Viola decides to break up the happy couple by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law.
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Tomatometer
Rotten
In a movie about diva-to-diva warfare, each diva is miscast.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
Fonda and Sykes are made for each other, and their incessant bickering and arguing are about the only things that give Monster-in-Law any life.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
Trust me, Monster-in-Law not only makes more sense as an Unforgiven-ish parable of old-school Hollywood feminism's wrath, it's worlds more fun.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
Monster-in-Law is a comedy without laughs and a catfight without claws.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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