The Ex
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: May 11, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
9
Negative:
12
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Village VoiceScott Foundas
The movie is Bateman's to steal, however, which he does early and often. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
Charles Grodin, in his first film in a dozen years, provides some of the best moments as Sofia's dad, while Mia Farrow is kind of creepy as her mom. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Some of the most tasteless and un-PC comedy in the film is also the funniest - Farrelly Brothers-style humor that plays off the Bateman character's physical limitations. Read full review
60
Film ThreatStina Chyn
Peretz's film continuously subverts the audience's expectations of what should likely happen given genre conventions. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
If you want a relationship comedy that feels like last year's stuff, doesn't go far enough in any direction and is made watchable only by an overqualified ensemble, there's The Ex. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The movie is populated by dislikeable individuals doing unpleasant things but isn't redeemed by the vein of viciously black comedy that made "The War of the Roses" and "Bad Santa" such devilish pleasures. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The best jokes in this scattershot screwball satire of job insecurity, upward mobility, political correctness and yuppie marital tensions have claws that leave scratches. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
Braff and Bateman have a good, darkly comic chemistry, but there aren't nearly enough moments like the brutally funny, "Murderball"-style wheelchair basketball game to sustain the entire film. Read full review
50
PremiereEthan Alter
The actor that comes off the best in The Ex is Grodin, who spouts some hilariously cranky one-liners that sound too off-the-cuff to be scripted. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
Still, The Ex is more appealing and less dumb than most movies that pass as comedy today, so any criticisms of its shortcomings need to account for that big-picture perspective. Indeed, there are worse ways to spend an hour-and-a-half. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
The resulting hodgepodge has the feel of filmmaking by committee, the look of last-minute reshoots and the whiff of desperation. Not even Braff's cartoonish smirk is distracting enough to hide that. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
For a comedy, it's not really funny. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
It's a pretty twisted concept, bordering on offensive. But mostly it's just not funny. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Though there are giggles here and there, the film is inexcusably unfunny. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeJanice Page
The next time Grodin attempts a comeback, it would be so great if he avoids movies where he might be upstaged by a sandwich stunt. Read full review
33
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
By the end, it doesn't even have the courage of its political incorrectness. Read full review
30
VarietyPeter Debruge
A half-baked comedy torn between sincere emotion and over-the-top outrageousness. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Even likable star Zach Braff can't salvage this clunker. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
The latest catastrophe from the Weinstein Co. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The Ex isn't painful, horrible or despicable, but it is an amazing mess. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
It never comes close to being funny. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Originally titled "Fast Track" when it was scheduled to open last January, neither the wait nor the new title makes it worthwhile. The only fast track here is the one to home video. Read full review
16
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
A painful comedy that reduces the "Garden State" star to pratfalls while many comic A-teamers around him (including Paul Rudd and Amy Adams) play idiots. Read full review
10
Washington PostDesson Thomson
A stunningly insipid romance, marks an all-time low for actor Zach Braff -- his "Gigli," if you will. Read full review
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