He *was* kind of a bad boyfriend

You hit on a good point.Not only did he come across as being a BS boyfriend,he was a bit wishy-washy too,not knowing what he really wanted.At 1st Matt seems pretty infatuated w/Jenny esp.after the 1st sexual encounter declaring her very hot and wanting to continue the relationship even when his friend tries to ralk him out of it.He does kinda lead her on making her think he really cares for her agreeing to keep her G-Girl identity secret.I think at one point in the relationship,he was developing feelings for her but after the incident in the car,any growing romantic feelings are killed right there.He really came across as wishy washy as here was a guy w/o a girl in 6 months who finally seemed to be having the time of his life w/Jenny and enjoying a joy ride in the sky w/her only to tell his friend he doesn't really love her.Jenny is portrayed as unstable,but Matt also showed signs of instability by apparently wanting to be w/Jenny at 1st then deciding to go w/Hannah.Even though Jenny went to extremes w/her revenge,in some ways her anger was justified and her accusations right on target.

No way--if you want to watch a loose interpretation of "comedy", watch The Last Kiss starring Zach Braff.

I am inclined to agree with your main point.

Jenny certainly was needy and neurotic, but you could see that as the natural outcome of the lonely burden she was bearing as G-Girl. A boyfriend who actually cared about her would have been a respite from that, a port in the storm. Someone to share what she was going through, not just get off on it. Certainly that's what she was looking for. If Matt had brought a little compassion to the relationship, she probably would have become more stable as a result.

This is all silly of course, because what the characters do is necessary to the premise of the movie. But interesting to talk about.

That's no excuse! Everybody has character flaws. You don't have to go psycho, just leave!

Peace,
T

Im the one thats gonna die when its time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.

No 'kind of' He WAS a bad boyfriend, and a bad person. He just was not likeable at all. He accused her of being needy and manipulative when he was only going out with her in order to screw her, and was willing to lie throughout the movie in order to get that from her even though he didn't like, didn't respect her, and was frankly afraid of her. A man who's afraid of a woman is not hot.

Also, there's the issue of HANNAH'S character also being needy and manipulative; it was she who called and left a message on his answering machine about how she really needed to talk to him she was in trouble......................... and all it was was her catching Steve in bed with three chicks. Ginny at least had the weight of the world on her shoulders. Hannah was just ... Hannah.

And the main character was a dick.

I didn't like the best friend. I wish they had gone all the way with making him a closet gay who was really in love with him, instead of the cut scene with the girl; make it with a guy in that scene. Making him a closet gay would have least had some nice echoing paralleling between Ginny and Bedlam. But no.

The most compelling person in the whole movie was actually Bedlam. And even he was a stalker, but at least there was background to his stalking and the movie didn't make excuses for his bad choices -- he was the supervillain. No one else had that excuse. How sad is that?

This entire movie was a waste of time for everyone involved (except for the origin scene).

While I know this post will probably die in oblivion because the original topic is old...I feel compelled to post my thoughts.

I agree with danesnowden.

We can't call Matt a horrible boyfriend while giving a pass to Jenny/G-Girl. While Matt did become indecisive and weak in his approach to Jenny...there are clear reasons as to why. As pokey867 said to another poster, there are indications that Matt and Jenny were beginning to develop a decent relationship until Jenny showed her possessive nature. I felt this was the deal breaker for them and the only reason for Matt's indecisiveness at this point was Jenny's superpowers and obvious possessive nature. I personally thought his reservations about breaking it off and fear of her reaction were well founded considering the way she broke the glass in the car.

Could he have stayed with her to work out her issues? It's hard to say. This isn't like most comic book scenarios where there are several other superheroes running around who could act as a therapeutic option for them. There were no superhero psychology groups for her. She saw someone she could confide in and ultimately got super possessive of this person and thus began to treat him more as an object rather than a person. I don’t see how he had any other options other than to want out of the relationship at that point.

No 'kind of' about it. He was awful.

I have to disagree. While I remember him being indecisive between the two girls, It should be noted that Matt WAS in love with Jenny first, but she was already dating someone else. Jenny was Matt trying to move on from her and starting a relationship with a woman he thought he could make it work with. Jenny ruined all that with all of her issues, and as far as I am concerned, Jenny was unjustifiably vindictive, abusive of her power, and should have lost her powers permanently in the end.

Plus, trying to say he was a bad boyfriend to her is unfair, and similar to blaming a stalking victim.

Finally, If the roles had been reversed, would you try to say Jenny was a bad girlfriend??

If anyone agrees/disagrees, please reply.