Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)

A huge “player” finds his match the day before his brother gets married when he gets a visit from three ghosts.

A water-downed version of the original source, but still watchable and enjoyable. The huge reason behind it is, of course, Matthew McConaughey. The guy nails it as the irredeemable player who causes physical and mental destruction all around him. He’s handsome as hell, eloquent, and… he is the right man for the job! As aforementioned, though, it is still a massively water-downed version of Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ (1843). McConaughey might be on top of his game, Jennifer Garner is an exceptional actress who can be dramatic as much as she can be funny, and Emma Stone and Michael Douglas also do a spot-on job… it’s just that director Mark Waters’ version is not on par with other iterations of Dickens’ original work, such as Scrooged (1988) and A Christmas Carol (2019), with the first being funny and emotional and the second dark and depressing. It’s not his fault, though, because I guess it never meant to make it to that level or reach the same audience they did.

I avoid having a holistic approach to these films, nor do I analyse them thoroughly as I find them quite formulaic. I have no high expectations of them other than examining whether they can entertain you and keep you company for as long as they last. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past ticks both boxes and while not particularly profound, it still has the impact of making someone reflect on their past decisions and the consequences presented in the present day, especially when it comes to romance!

Well, I hope you enjoy it or enjoy it again if you have watched it in the past with the company of your choice. As the film explicitly implies, no one should be alone in this world. Someone is out there for everyone; all we have to do is find them – unless they find us first.

P.S. This was the time when McConaughey played all those roles that brought out his external beauty. Not long after, he took a turn to roles that brought out his amazing thespian skills and eccentric beautiful darkness.

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