| View Larger Image | My Mom's New Boyfriend | DVDStarring: Tom Adams, Antonio Banderas, Eli Danker, Keith David, Meg Ryan
Directed By: George Gallo
Also With: Michael Negrin (Cinematographer), Chris Boardman (Composer), Augie Hess (Editor)
| List Price: | $14.94 | | Price: | $12.49 | | You Save: | $2.45 (16%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 97 minutes | | Format: | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | Sony Pictures | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | June 17, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 17,303th |
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Product Description
After a three-year assignment in the field FBI agent Henry Durand (Colin Hanks) returns home with his fiance (Selma Blair) only to find his once-dowdy over weight mother Martha has transformed into the highly attractive enlightened Marty (Meg Ryan) who dates every night of the week. When Marty meets the mysterious Tommy (Antonio Banderas) Henry is ordered to spy on his mother after learning Tommy may be involved in an international art theft ring. |
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The premise is delicious: A young, by-the-book FBI agent (Colin Hanks) is assigned his new highest-profile assignment yet--spying on his own mother (Meg Ryan). My Mom's New Boyfriend is a romantic comedy long on both romance and comedy, and gives Ryan her first film in a long time where she can take the laughs and run with them. Viewers will remember, with a grateful sigh, why she long reigned as the queen of American romantic comedy. Ryan plays Marty, devoted mom, who last saw her son, Henry (Hanks), three years ago when she was unhealthy, coarse, and overweight (looking like she might have borrowed Monica's fat suit from Friends). When Henry returns home from his secret op, fiancée in tow (Selma Blair), Marty's still coarse, but has become a babe with a healthy libido. ("Oh Henry, lighten up!" is Marty's oft-repeated refrain.) Henry is horrified, but his girlfriend, Emily, is entranced. In fact, some of the film's best chemistry is between these two gifted actresses, as they spark and feed off each other's energy. When Marty takes up with the sultry Tommy (Antonio Banderas), Henry gets the ultimate "TMI" assignment: spying on his mom and her honey, suspected in an art-theft ring. Hanks squirms convincingly, Banderas smolders, and Ryan truly sparkles, giving her wacky side free rein. If the plot has a few potholes, it doesn't matter, since the cast is so stellar and has such magnetism. By sheer determination and talent, the ensemble delivers laughs and poignancy, by turns. Extras include deleted scenes (and a few memorable bloopers), and a behind-the-scenes featurette on filming on location in northern Louisiana. --A.T. Hurley |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 18 reviews)
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Delightful, filling, and enormously well acted by SpotlightOn Talent (Los Angeles, AMERICA)  5 Stars
September 29, 2009
I really liked this movie.
It had the typical fill of Meg Ryan Charm and Antonio Banderas's passion. I loved the comedy. And the fact that I could watch these two older stars shine as they had when they were younger.
Yes. I want to see my favorite stars in roles as they age. It gives me hope seeing older people shine in the craft they do so well.
Because charm and wit doesn't dull just because you get wrinkles in your face and pains in your body. The human spirit lives on and on. And that aging stars can perform so well is an underlying message when you put these time-tested stars in a movie making vehicle.
Actually, the title of this show makes it sound like Meg Ryan is going to be frumpy. She was not. She was the shining star and that made the movie ever more surprising.
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Great Movie by C. Ayala (North Carolina) 5 Stars
January 31, 2009
This movie is very good and shows Meg Ryan comedian side and her sexy side as well. And Antonio was wonderfull in this. This is a movie to make you happy and also it has a surprise ending you will love it!
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Great, silly fun by Radomir Hofman  4 Stars
January 17, 2009
My family and I loved this movie. It's not pretentious or for the pretentious and uptight. It's just light, funny romantic comedy with some great moments. We were pleasantly surprised, and came here to buy it after seeing it ten minutes ago. Good movie.
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FUN!!! by Pacific (San Diego, CA USA) 5 Stars
January 05, 2009
This movie is just fun!!! If you want to watch something that is meaningul or dramatic. This isn't it. But it IS FUN!!!
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Sometimes you wonder why stars take some of these roles by Music Lover in Omaha (Omaha, Ne)  2 Stars
September 30, 2008
I gave this movie 2 stars only because there were major stars in it and I was able to watch the whole thing. Had this been a bunch of unknowns, this one would have rated one star. I've read other reviews that said Selma Blair was under used. There's no doubt abut that but what about Antonio Banderas? What a shameful waste of talent this was. I felt so bad, watching a pretty good actor embarrass himself. As for Meg Ryan, she was just terrible and looked like she had had a few too many Botox treatments or something. Not only did her face look like plastic, but her character (Marty) was the dictionary definition of obnoxious. She played every scene like a complete bubble head, being as immature as possible. I guess this was meant to demonstrate what a 'free spirit' she had become after losing all that weight. The FBI guys were a joke and the final resolution was so hokey to be just stupid. Really, would one agency send out one maverick agent into the jurisdiciton of another agency without backup or even letting the other agency know what is going on? A hint maybe? Colin Hanks did a good job of looking confused I guess, but had not much of a script to work with. Selma Blair, as lots of other reviews have pointed out was very much under used. This looked like a film where some stars needed a quick pay check, did their parts and got out. Certainly this is one of the worst 'romantic comedies' ever made. It wasn't funny, the plot was stupid and the actors pretty much mailed it in. If you have to see this one, rent it. Buying this DVD will cause you years of regret.
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