Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Python Hyena The Ex (2006): Dir: Jesse Peretz / Cast: Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman, Charles Grodin, Mia Farrow: Comedy about difficulties. Here is a comedy that some may relate to for it hits a raw nerve. It stars Zach Braff who loses his chef job and reduced to working for his father-in-law. To complicate matters he is supervised by his wife's wheelchair bound high school boyfriend. Background setup followed by typical cat and mouse schemes between the two competing males until reaching a conclusion of fair consequence. Director Jesse Peretz fails to establish humour. Two scenes involve pointless insults or profanities. Braff and Amanda Peet play out their roles with appeal. Braff in particular must deal with the threat without coming up on the losing end. Peet is reminded of her past but naïve to the intentions of her ex. Jason Bateman plays the scheming ex to a tee. It is the most interesting role in the film and Bateman plays off innocence and deceit expertly with great consequential payoff. Charles Grodin plays Peet's father that is mainly defined by random profanity but he sure steals the moment. Mia Farrow plays the mother, and while she worked well with Grodin in Rosemary's Baby, they are not interesting here. The humour misfires and the sets are cheap but male viewers may draw on realities. Theme regards defending your own from predators. Score: 5 ½ / 10

Sandcooler Zach Braff and Jason Bateman in one movie, hell yeah! How can it not be funny? Answer: by getting poor writers that have no idea of what makes these actors great. I guess "Fast Track" technically is a comedy, but it's just one without punchlines, funny one-liners or well, wit of any kind really. There's a lot of drama in there, there's a lot of romance, there's a lot of Amanda Peet talking about poo, but somewhere along the line they stopped bothering to put in actual laughs. There are indeed some attempts at humor in this movie, but it's the kind of situational drivel you already sigh at when it comes up in sitcoms, let alone in feature films. The actors save what there is to save, but they can't exactly make it laugh-out-loud funny with this material. A disappointment.

wes-connors After losing his job as a New York City cook, lovable slacker-type Zach Braff (as Tom Reilly) finally decides to accept an offer from his wife's father to work for an advertising agency in Ohio. Pretty pregnant Amanda Peet (as Sofia) is a lawyer, but wants to stay home and care for the couple's baby. Arriving in their new suburban home, the trio are greeted by Ms. Peet's parents Charles Grodin (as Bob Kowalski) and Mia Farrow (as Amelia). Mr. Grodin reveals his son-in-law will be trained by Peet's ex-boyfriend from high school, "handicapable" paraplegic Jason Bateman (as Chip Sanders)...In the workplace, Mr. Braff makes a "faux pas" by tossing an imaginary ball to Mr. Bateman, who can't jump from an unseen wheelchair. Taking a break, Braff next eats Bateman's yogurt. The two men become rivals at work, then Braff learns Bateman wants to rekindle his romance with Peet...This film appears to be available in different versions, and reading reviews and/or comments is likely to give away important plot points. My preference is for the "Unrated" version. Most paraplegic characters are heroic; it always seems like the villainous ones shockingly get up and walk, so it's refreshing to leave the story's "villain" in a wheelchair. However, the cheerleader "dream sequence" is extractable, and some very funny "deleted scenes" should have stayed.Some of the excised material could be considered "politically incorrect" - but, with so much raunchy material out and about, "The Ex" looks more sabotaged than sanctified. Best are director Jesse Peretz' scenes spoofing a touchy-feely "New Age" workplace. Grodin and Ms. Farrow are great together. In fact, Grodin's funny/sad portrayal of an older man trying to adapt to the modern workplace is marvelous; in a layered performance, you can watch his strained façade peel away. Grodin is "Supporting Actor" award-worthy. And, Bateman makes the most of his more tenuous role.******* The Ex (2/8/07) Jesse Peretz ~ Zach Braff, Jason Bateman, Amanda Peet, Charles Grodin

prospeak I must say that i was pleasantly surprised by the way this movie turned out , and judging by the reviews . . . . i was just expecting an average flick . Well the story may not be the best in the world but the execution is good . Braff is in his 'scrubs' form. Jason Bateman is hilarious and so is the rest of the cast .There are quite a few laugh out loud moments in here , this flick has a nice mixture of subtle wit and slapstick . Why the other bad reviews then you ask ???? Well let's just say that the movie is not kind to the disabled and is pretty much a reminder of how we treat them differently( of course not in a bad way , but the 'extra niceness' is my point )and some people will detest that . Well summing it up it is a good movie which does not have gross out humor , a good cast , an o.k(if not a completely believable script) and is good for lightening up the mood on a weekend. ( 8 stars is overshooting but what can i say . . . i am a fan of scrubs and arrested development and the movie is way underrated )