A modern adaptation of "A Christmas Carol", about a heartless playboy (Matthew McConaughey) who gets visited by ghosts of his former one-night stands, and realizes that he will end up alone and miserable, unless he allows himself to fall in love. Directed by Mark Waters, the film uneasily combines the witty sophistication of his best works ("The House Of Yes", "Mean Girls") with the saccharine sentimentality of his worst endeavors (like "Just Like Heaven").
February 2, 2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) **
A modern adaptation of "A Christmas Carol", about a heartless playboy (Matthew McConaughey) who gets visited by ghosts of his former one-night stands, and realizes that he will end up alone and miserable, unless he allows himself to fall in love. Directed by Mark Waters, the film uneasily combines the witty sophistication of his best works ("The House Of Yes", "Mean Girls") with the saccharine sentimentality of his worst endeavors (like "Just Like Heaven").
