Monday, May 18, 2020

The Monster Effect


Monster-In-Law
is a 2005 comedy starring a still-young Jennifer Lopez; legend Jane Fonda & Michael Vartan. It has a somewhat-unique plot; with Fonda's character being an ex-famous newscaster playing the horrific mother-in-law that threatens to derail her son & Lopez's fairy-tale wedding.

The hi-jinks and 'assaults' by Fonda are all pretty 'believable' and lead Lopez into a tailspin of her own; until she threatens revenge and starts going on her own assault to save her relationship. There is decent acting on their part; especially from Fonda & Vartan; who plays the goody husband to terrific effect.

In the end; the crux point of the show is when Fonda & Lopez finally reconcile against all the odds in a telling & heartwarming moment; and it goes to show that no matter how bad a relationship can get; things can be mended when logic and understanding prevail. Decent fare indeed.

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