Review: "Monster-In-Law"

Jane Fonda returns to the spotlight in the romantic comedy Monster-In-Law (PG-13). She plays the future mother-in-law of Jennifer Lopez. Beyond unhappy that Lopez’s character is about to wed her son, played by Michael Vartan, Fonda plots and schemes to be the worst mother-in-law possible in order to break the couple apart. I was hardly excited to see this flick, mostly because I am not a fan of Ms. Lopez. J-Lo did not work too hard to change my opinion of her, but Fonda’s performance salvaged the film. She is chaotic and vindictive and an absolute delight to watch. Her assistant, played by Wanda Sykes, also provides plenty of laughs. Aside from delivering a modern-classic line about Lopez’s eyes, Vartan is a fairly flat character and severely uninteresting. Overall, it is a fun flick that, while simple, offers enough sweetness and comedy to entertain everybody.