She met the perfect man. Then she met his mother.
After years of looking for Mr Right, Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez) finally finds the man of her dreams (Michael Vartan) only to discover that his mother, Viola, (Jane Fonda) is the mother-in-law from hell!
A recently fired national news anchor who is afraid she'll lose her son the same way she lost her career, Viola is determined to scare-off her son's new fiancée by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law. While Viola's long-time assistant, Ruby (Wanda Sykes), does her best to help execute their crazy schemes, Charlie fights back to see who'll become the alpha-female!
'Monster In Law' marks the return of one of Hollywood's finest actresses in Jane Fonda. After a 14 year absence from the movies, Fonda has lost none of the spark and charisma she is noted for. It is said that she based her character on billionaire ex-husband Ted Turner!
