Monster in law

"Monster in law"

Watched English movie "Monster in law". This movie is directed by Robert Luketik. Produced by Chris Bender and others. Written by by Anya Kochoff. Music David Newman. Cinematography Russell Carpenter. It stars Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Wartan, Wanda Sykes, Monet Mazur, Elaine Stritch. The film runs for 1 hours 46 minutes and was released in 2005. I watched the movie on Netflix with Aditi on 8th July 2021.

Jennifer, a dreamy girl, finds a prince charming in Michael. They are in love. Enter Michael's mother, Jane, a career woman and a control freak. She doesn't think highly of Jennifer. Will she be a mother in law or monstor in law?

Jennifer acts decently but looks older than Michael. Michael has limited scope for acting. Jane Fonda grabs the limelight. She is the one you remember after the movie. Her presence is larger than life. She is an accomplished actress and she proves it again. 

With a title like that it's a no brainer to guess that this must be a tussle between mother in law and daughter in law. The story travels an expected path. Hardly any surprises. Viewers need no imagination. End is also expected, feel good. It's too predictable. 

And this predictability is the reason why I wouldn't call the movie a success. It falls short of viewer's expectations. You think what I watched was not bad, but it should have been more, much more.

Not a must watch.