This movie is in a way very close to my heart because it mirrors me in a way and my early days I love this movie for several reasons 1) I is a "Christmas Carol" themed moves of what life was, is and will be in the future if things are left unchanged 2) I like Jennifer Garner movies 3) and finally it is a reflection on what MIGHT HAVE BEEN for me because of what happened to the hero also happened to me except in my case it was a girl that humiliated me in front of my friends turning me into a woman hater Except I never went the screw them all route I just wanted nothing to do with girls until Linda (my wife) came and stole my heart and showed me how wonderful woman could really be Today I love girls but my one and only girl is my wife Linda who showed me what love is truly all about I have no regrets about canceling my War game date to go out with Linda when she phoned to ask me out Best decision I ever made It is sadly a reflection of life in general and how one slip up can ruin a persons life One has to get back in there and stick it out Michael Douglas as Connors mentor did a good job messing up Connors life's but in the end he like Marley saw the error of his ways and came to Correct them before it was too late One thing that does stick out a lot is no matter which version of a Christmas Carol you watch the First ghost always seems to have the biggest cheeky and care free attitude Love this movie

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009): Dir: Mark Waters / Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert: Here is an interesting take on the Christmas Scrooge films only this one regards one's disregard for relationships. It is a romantic comedy that deals with decisions that emerge later in life. Arrogant photographer Matthew McConaughey appears for his brother's wedding only to be confronted by the ghost of his uncle who declares that he will be visited by images of women from his past, present and future. Great idea marred by an insincere ending. Directed by Mark Waters who made the excellent teen comedy Mean Girls as well as Just Like Heaven and Freaky Friday. This is no Mean Girls but it certainly makes up for ideas. McConaughey is in top form fumbling through regrets and choices before the lame sentiment third act sets in. Jennifer Garner plays the woman that got away who is unimpressed with his antics but ultimately becomes "the one." Breckin Meyer and Lacey Chabert overact shamelessly as the married couple whose wedding seems to be in shambles because of McConaughey because blaming him just plainly seems convenient. Michael Douglas steals scenes as McConaughey's deceased flamboyant uncle who appears as a ghost. Its satire twist on the Christmas Scrooge story is inventive despite narrative familiarity. Score: 7 ½ / 10

Matthew McConaughey is capable, when working with good material and decent collaborators, of excellent work in a wide range of roles. Strangely, though, I can't think of another actor as capable as McConaughey who nevertheless is incapable of elevating sub-standard material. He not only fails to make anything of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, his smarmy, mugging, hyperactive performance drags down what at least might have been passable Hollywood rom-com fair. He throws everything against the wall but nothing sticks, and he has no rapport with his co-stars, not even his beleaguered assistant (Noureen DeWulf), one of the very few female character in the film that supposedly doesn't want to have sex with him. With McConaughey creating such an unfillable void at the center of the film, the rest of the cast mostly flounders in schtick, especially Michael Douglas, Emma Stone and Lacey Chabert. Jennifer Garner is at least graceful as the woman who is supposed to be McConaughey's soulmate, which is such a depressing set-up that she can't do much with the role. At one point in the film, Breckin Meyer, playing McConaughey's hapless brother, tells him "No one wants you here." It's the truest line in the whole movie, and one the director, screenwriter and McCounaughey ought to have given more consideration. Maybe they could have salvaged something better from this tedious film.

Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) is a successful fashion photographer and a womanizer. Jenny Perotti (Jennifer Garner) is his childhood sweetheart, the one that got away. He goes to his younger brother Paul's (Breckin Meyer) wedding to convince him the error of his way. The ghost of his uncle Wayne (Michael Douglas) comes to renounce all his chauvinistic ways, and tells him that three ghosts are coming to visit him that night.So this is a slightly different version of A Christmas Carol. It's a pretty good adaptation idea. I just don't find most of it funny. Lacey Chabert tries her darndest to be comic relief. That's right. Lacey Chabert is the funniest one here. Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner make for a couple of good likable leads. In theory they could make a good rom-com out of this. But the execution is lacking. For them to have a chance at a good rom-com, they have to be much funnier.