Not A 'Ghost' of a Chance For Oscar...Right?

Okay folks we ALL knew "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" was going to be a stinker of a movie! Just the fact that Matthew McConaughey is in it should be reason enough to skip it. It's also gotten a low score of 36% at Rotten Tomatoes, so we know it wasn't made with quality in mind. So the movie really shouldn't even be discussed on this site. But then...


...Michael Douglas shows up in the movie and steals the show. Literally. It's kind of a testament to an actors ability when they can show up in a bad movie and make it enjoyable whenever their on screen. Douglas does this and makes it look easy. Here is a contender for one of the worst films of the year, and yet these scenes with Douglas are clever, witty, and fun. He takes a nothing role and MAKES something of it! That's impressive no matter how you slice it. He's to this movie what Penelope Cruz was to "Vicky Christina Barcelona." It's a shame it's not a better movie or else an Oscar nomination would be a sure thing at this point. But you know what...I'm going to predict him anyway. Yeah it probably won't happen as more worthy performances will come out, but it's difficult to argue with something that just makes you feel good all over.