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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} [[File:mysuperexgirlfriend-001_978.png\|frame]] A film from [[Ivan Reitman\|the director of [[''Ghostbusters'']] starring [[Uma Thurman]] and Luke Wilson. The latter plays Matt Saunders; your basic everyman, who unwittingly ends up dating Superheroine G-Girl's alter ego. He finds out her secret, but soon also discovers that she's a [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] and breaks up with her for being controlling and dangerous. [[Woman Scorned\|She doesn't take it very well]]. Meanwhile, [[Eddie Izzard\|her nemesis]] hatches a plan to use this domestic dispute to depower her, and enlists Matt to spring the trap. ~~----~~ {{Needs More Info}} ~~=== This film provides examples of: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male]]: [[The Movie]]. The film basically portrays a manipulative, controlling, [[Domestic Abuse\|physically and emotionally abusive relationship]] [[Up to Eleven\|enhanced with superpowers]], as a comedy. A [[Gender Swap]] would be the stuff of ''nightmares''.▼ ** Not that it's portrayed as exactly ''okay'' - but definitely less shocking/dramatic as it would be if gender-swapped.▼ * [[Acquired Situational Narcissism]]: Jenny acquires this along with her superpowers and became G-Girl, leaving poor Barry alone and embittered to become Prof. Bedlam. * [[~~All~~Any IsTorment ~~Well~~You ~~That~~Can ~~Ends~~Walk ~~Well~~Away From]]. {{spoiler\|She ruins his entire life AND his car. She offers to pay for the car she ruined. He's somehow okay with that}}. * [[Alliterative Name]]: G-Girl's [[Secret Identity]] is named Jenny Johnson. It gets a [[Lampshade Hanging]] near the beginning. * [[Animal Assassin]]: G-Girl throws a live ''shark'' through her ex's bedroom window. * [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: The source of G-Girl's superpowers. (Specifically, [[Green Rocks]].) Line 18 ⟶ 17: * [[Captain Ersatz]]: G-Girl is basically a female [[Superman]], complete with a copy of [[Lex Luthor]]. * [[Casanova Wannabe]]: Matt's friend Vaughn. {{spoiler\|He finally gets laid after the credits}}. * [[Cat Fight]]: {{spoiler\|G-Girl and Hannah after the latter gets superpowers}}. * [[Clark Kenting]]: Wig + [[Nerd Glasses]] = Instant disguise! * [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] * [[Dating Catwoman]]: {{spoiler\|In the end, G-Girl and Professor Bedlam. He's implied to have [[Heel Face Turn\|switched sides though]]}}. * [[Destructo -Nookie]] * [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]: Professor Bedlam does not appreciate being referred to as Barry. ▲* [[~~Abuse~~Double IsStandard ~~Okay When It Is~~Abuse (Female Onon Male)]]: [[The Movie]]. The film basically portrays a manipulative, controlling, [[Domestic Abuse\|physically and emotionally abusive relationship]] [[Up to Eleven\|enhanced with superpowers]], as a comedy. A [[Gender Swap]] would be the stuff of ''nightmares''. ▲** Not that it's portrayed as exactly ''okay'' - but definitely less shocking/dramatic as it would be if gender-swapped. * [[Everyone Can See It]]: Between Matt and Hannah. * [[Everyone Loves Blondes]]: Includes the main guy going from the superheroine G-Girl to his crush, Hannah. {{spoiler\|What is odd is that, while G-Girl's hair turned blonde with her new powers, Hannah's hair actually turns from blonde to redhead}}. Justified, because {{spoiler\|[[Heroes Want Redheads]]}}. It seems the power turns redheads blonde and blondes into redheads. * [[Everything Is's Even Worse ~~With~~with Sharks]]: When G-Girl turns on Matt, she throws a shark at him. [[Super -Persistent Predator\|It almost kills him, despite his apartment being on dry land.]] * [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]]: Guy dates a super-girl. Guy breaks up with super-girl. Super-girl is angry. [[Hilarity Ensues]]! * [[Eye Beams]]: On lower settings, they're useful for [[Face Doodling]]. Nothing wrong with shooting people in the head, right? * [[Fan Service Pack]]: An effect of the [[Green Rocks]]. * [[Finger -Suck Healing]]: Hannah sucks on Matt's finger to remove a splinter. * [[Flying Brick]] * [[Good People Have Good Sex]]: Subverted when we see Matt and Hannah have sex, {{spoiler\|after Hannah gets superpowers, in exactly the same way as Matt and G-Girl used to have sex.}} Line 38 ⟶ 39: * [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Carla. Throughout the film, she practically considers men as always sexually harassing women, and pushing for the woman to file a complaint against the guy despite the guy doing nothing. During the credits, Carla goes up to a male employee and grabs his butt. * <s>[[Kick the Dog]]</s> [[Kick the Dog\|Burn The Fish]] * [[Kryptonite Factor]]: [[Playing ~~With~~with a Trope\|Played with]]. G-Girl's "kryptonite" comes from the same meteor that gave her her powers in the first place. * [[Mad Scientist]]: Professor Bedlam. * [[Magic Meteor]] * [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]: Lampshaded. {{quote\| '''Professor Bedlam''': I'm not a [[Super Villain]]! I'm just smarter, wealthier, and have better taste than you.}} * [[Most Common Superpower]]: Exposure to [[Green Rocks]] made G-Girl [[Breast Expansion\|grow a few cup sizes]]. * [[Mundane Utility]] * [[Nigh Invulnerable]]: Even her hair. [[Fridge Logic\|One wonders how she gets it cut]]. ** [[Fridge Brilliance\|Her heat vision?]] * [[Psycho Ex -Girlfriend]]: with SUPERPOWERS!!! * [[Right Through His Pants]] * [[Romantic Comedy]]: [[Recycled in Space\|With superheroes]]! Line 64 ⟶ 65: {{reflist}} [[Category:Films of the 2000s]] [[Category:My Super Ex -Girlfriend]] [[Category:~~Trope~~Super Title Index]] [[Category:Film]]