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Jane Fonda Launched as a Major Movie Star in "Monster-in-Law"
NY Post ^ | 5/13/05 | Lou Lumenick

Posted on 05/14/2005 4:20:06 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta

What becomes a legend most?

For JANE FONDA, it turns out to be the rote romantic farce "Monster-in-Law" — a cannily selected vehicle that's more than funny enough to RELAUNCH her as a MAJOR MOVIE STAR after a 15-year layoff.

Fonda is a hoot and a half as Viola, a Barbara Walters-esque TV diva who schemes to separate her son from his fiancée, Charlie. (Jennifer Lopez)

Monster-in-Law" is first and foremost a TRIMUPHIANT COMEBACK for Fonda, whose acting chops complement a presence that puts most of today's stars to shame.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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Most important, Director Robert Luketic lets his 67-year-old icon deliver a fierce, vanity-free performance that reminds us why she's won two Oscars and was nominated for five more.
1 posted on 05/14/2005 4:20:07 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Jane YAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


2 posted on 05/14/2005 4:21:38 AM PDT by 1FASTGLOCK45 (FreeRepublic: More fun than watching Dem'Rats drown like Turkeys in the rain! ! !)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

The original (" Heart and soul of american type") . JohnKerry moment ,,, sorry .. .. ..


3 posted on 05/14/2005 4:24:13 AM PDT by lionheart 247365 (( Senator Byrd ,, it's time for your nap now .. .. .. ))
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Type casted Jane/Monster, how fitting.


4 posted on 05/14/2005 4:25:02 AM PDT by TheForceOfOne (My tagline is currently being blocked by Congressional filibuster for being to harsh.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Ebert and Roeper trashed it this morning on TV.


5 posted on 05/14/2005 4:27:25 AM PDT by Socratic (There are methods and meth-heads. Life is about choice.)
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To: TheForceOfOne

Jane Fonda: The Commie StepMonster. Coming soon to a war near you.


6 posted on 05/14/2005 4:27:54 AM PDT by 1FASTGLOCK45 (FreeRepublic: More fun than watching Dem'Rats drown like Turkeys in the rain! ! !)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Dear Hanoi Jane,

You are still a traitor. We will never forget.

Sincerely,

American Veterans and Patriots


7 posted on 05/14/2005 4:28:22 AM PDT by MisterRepublican
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

8 posted on 05/14/2005 4:30:53 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: 1FASTGLOCK45

Exactly, Lets see Hollyweird make a movie showing the traitor as the real monster she is.


9 posted on 05/14/2005 4:31:42 AM PDT by TheForceOfOne (My tagline is currently being blocked by Congressional filibuster for being to harsh.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Monster-In-Law; no way, I like my movies to provide a break from reality. This one belongs in the straight-to-DVD-junk-bin catagory. Oh yeah, and Jane Fonda is in it - and about 20 years too old for her part. (maybe it will do well in Vietnam)


10 posted on 05/14/2005 4:32:07 AM PDT by ARCADIA (Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

I guess she had to go back to work because the divorce settlement wasn't enough to live on.


11 posted on 05/14/2005 4:32:15 AM PDT by bert (Rename Times Square......... Rudy Square.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

I saw a review that gave this movie only 1 1/2 stars


12 posted on 05/14/2005 4:38:43 AM PDT by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: Socratic

J-Lo should go after her agent with both hands! How could he have let her co-star in a movie with box office poison?


13 posted on 05/14/2005 4:42:18 AM PDT by SAMS (Nobody loves a soldier until the enemy is at the gate; Army Wife & Marine Mom)
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To: Socratic
Ebert and Roeper trashed it this morning on TV.

Joe Morgenstern who does movie reviews in the weekend section of the WSJ calls Jane Fonda's performance strained and painful to watch. Opinions are like assh**** everybody has one ...

14 posted on 05/14/2005 4:43:01 AM PDT by BluH2o
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Just saw the thing tonight. My girlfriend insisted, and it is most assuredly a chick flick. There are some good laughs, but the story and the lines in it are like they were taken from a barrel of cliches.


15 posted on 05/14/2005 4:43:13 AM PDT by glorgau
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Fonda looks quite old. Homosexuality gets another cameo shot. J-Lo was very funny. The movie was a lot of laughs.


16 posted on 05/14/2005 4:44:48 AM PDT by discipler
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

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17 posted on 05/14/2005 4:44:57 AM PDT by ThreePuttinDude (The US needs to pull the feeding tube from the UN)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Sorry Jane. Wouldn't watch it on tv for free---much less pay money to see it.

Jane Fonda=traitor, has-been, traitor, PC puke, traitor--you get the picture.

vaudine


18 posted on 05/14/2005 4:46:07 AM PDT by vaudine
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

BOYCOTT HOLLYWEIRD!


19 posted on 05/14/2005 4:46:35 AM PDT by Ed_in_NJ (Who killed Suzanne Coleman?)
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The movie was a lot of laughs.

You don't have any second thoughts about supporting a Jane Fonda movie??

20 posted on 05/14/2005 4:47:09 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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