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(1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 21% Rotten Page   1   C- "However bungled the execution, The Ex still features some undeniably funny material"   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf "Zach Braff brings what he always does -- a basic mopey charm, some sarcasm, even a rudimentary self-awareness."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "...there's little doubt that Bateman deserves the lion's share of praise thanks to his scene-stealing work as Tom's hilariously smug nemesis."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2/4 "Plays like a network sitcom with a few four-letter words thrown in that wouldn't make it past the censors."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B- "Talented actors can turn a so-so script into something mildly worthwhile, but come on, they're not miracle workers."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 1.5/4 "There must be an unspoken rule in Hollywood that a group of exceptionally talented people must all gather together once in their career and make an exceptionally unfunny movie."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress D "Though it boasts a few moments of odd, laid-back humor, what distinguishes the picture is that it's not just bad, but perversely bad."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/4 "There's a prescription for making an effective dark comedy: the film must generate equal parts discomfort and laughter. The Ex offers plenty of the former but precious little of the latter."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/5 "Even if The Ex doesn't always work, on some level you have to respect a summer Hollywood comedy that is daring enough to make you want to see the guy in the wheelchair thrown down the stairs."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/4 "No year-end awards but boy did I laugh."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 4/10 "This movie ain’t all that funny."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 1.5/5 "The whole movie is so generic feeling and such a blatant waste of precious smart-comedy resources, I can't advise anyone to see it. I gave it Network with Snacks because Jason Bateman needs a vehicle for his brilliance wherever he can get one."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Karina Montgomery 0.5/4 "It's incredibly apropos that The Ex contains the line, 'I really only laugh when something funny happens.' Self-criticism at its finest, that is."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik D "A clunky, lead-footed disaster, the stunning incompetence of its script and direction only exceeded by the shocking array of talented and successful performers who struggle in it as though they are going down for the third time. In quicksand."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 1.5/4 "Zach Braff is just about the world's most insufferable comedic actor, and The Ex does nothing to diminish that reputation."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager "The Ex had the potential. The problem is that it just doesn't follow through. Perhaps given the deep cast and the possible exploration on the changing tides of the familial unit I had my hopes too high."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell 1.5/5 "Aspiring filmmakers should check it out as a lesson plan from Bizarro World: Make a movie that's the exact opposite of The Ex and it could be the funniest film ever made."   Cinematical   Scott Weinberg C- "An off-key comedy that has all the hallmarks of a desperate makeover..."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 2/5 "casts funny actors and provides funny scenarios but rarely matches talent to task"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell  (1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 21% Rotten Page   1