Despite the erratic editing and gaping plot holes, The Ex still gets the job done as an enjoyable throwaway comedy.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2020

Fans of Zach Braff might be entertained, but only due to his presence - not because of his comedic prowess.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Nov 24, 2020

| Original Score: 1/5 | Nov 20, 2008

Jokes just somehow hung in the air instead of collecting their laugh and moving on.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Sep 8, 2008

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

It should be good. It's got a well-known, talented cast from top to bottom and the subject of ex-boyfriends is limitless. Instead it has the feel of a straight-to-DVD failure.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Mar 3, 2008

Uneven Braff comedy OK, but lacks ex-citement.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 22, 2007

This movie ain't all that funny.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Sep 28, 2007

All in all, this flick is sure to make even the staunchest movie-goer reassess his or her notions about date movies. It's a "laugh out loud on more than one occasion" kind of movie full of good writing, good acting and characters you'll become invested in

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 22, 2007

Here's a quirky comedy that has its moments %u2013 many of which we've seen before in previous films.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 10, 2007

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.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jun 4, 2007

Zach Braff brings what he always does -- a basic mopey charm, some sarcasm, even a rudimentary self-awareness.

Full Review | May 30, 2007

Similar to Are We Done Yet? this insipid comedy pits the idiotic hero against an impossibly perfect villain. As a result, the movie has no intelligent, truthful or sympathetic characters.

| Original Score: 1/4 | May 24, 2007

The movie's rhythm is off-kilter and oddly paced. Moreover, the film's script seems truncated at points; a lot of the plot details feel underdeveloped.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 22, 2007

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.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 22, 2007

Mildly amusing but far too timid.

Full Review | May 21, 2007

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 19, 2007

Braff has a natural likability, but the screenplay gives him so many stupid, far-fetched and annoying things to do that The Ex loses credibility quickly.

Full Review | Original Score: C- | May 19, 2007

Though Bateman rolls through the film with sly comic skill, the whole exercise seems half-baked -- a high concept and some funny gags that do not a great comedy make.

| Original Score: 3/6 | May 19, 2007

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.

| May 18, 2007