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I sure didn't think this was one of the best movies I've ever seen, but I also never expected to find it on the all time 100 worst list either! Sure, Ellen and Bill weren't at their best, but hey, there were some good laughs here. Normally I wouldn't waste my time commenting on a mediocre movie, but I just don't think, with so many other truly BAD flicks to chose from, that this one is top 100 material, maybe I'm weird, sorry!

"Mr. Wrong" had to be written as a "black comedy", but unfortunately misses the mark by a wide margin. The main problem is that the film is not outrageous enough. Bill Pullman's character resorts to becoming a mean stalker after his rejection by Ellen DeGeneris. At this point the movie turns into nothing more than a glorified cartoon. In order for dark comedy to succeed, it can be outrageous, but not mean spirited. Killing perverts to finance their dream restaurant worked wonders in "Eating Raoul". Here, simply destroying someone's life, for one's own pleasure, is totally off-putting, and not funny. A big disappointment, and definitely not "black comedy". - MERK

Mr.Wrong has been unfairly reviewed. Designed as a vehicle for the considerable comic talents of Ellen Degeneres, this perhaps wasn't what many people were expected. Okay so its got a glossy sheen and typical 'madcap' comedy music but its tone is much darker than your average comedy.

Ellen plays Martha, a single women who thinks shes found the man of her dreams in Whitman, played with creepy assurance, by Bill Pullman. After making the mistake of telling him to act like himself, it becomes clear that he is completely insane.

He makes her shoplift, sends her endlessly random gifts, steals mexican kids for her and in the most uncomfortable scene of all, in an effort to show her how much he loves her, he breaks his finger for her.

For some people this may sound more like the plot of a thriller and some critics did find the film a little distasteful but for black comedy fans, this is great fun. Degeneres is fantastic as the goofy heroine, providing most of the films laughs.

The random humour of the film is what makes it really funny. Disgruntled ex Joan Cusack's attempts to strike back at Degeneres are great. 'Do you want gum in your hair?', 'Prepare to be consumed by ants!', 'Don't be nice to her! Pull her hair!'

It may not be to everyone's tastes but this is a real comedy gem.

I do love comedy, and I like romance, together they can be a mixed bag. Some work, some don't. Mr. Wrong sadly is one of those romantic comedy films that doesn't work. In fact I was quite shocked at how bad the film was. It does have a talented cast, Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman and Joan Cusack, but they are wasted by tedious direction, a predictable story, shallow and clichéd characters and unfunny and unfocused script. DeGeneres can be very funny, but because of her material even she is quite horrendous. Pullman is bland, and Cusack tries hard but it is an example of wasted talent at the end of the day. The pace is off as well, the film just ambles along and at no point does it recover. The film looks okay locations wise, but the editing could have been tighter. Overall, lame and unfunny and makes a waste of a good cast, as far as the movies of 1996 go it is not as abysmal as Ed and Bio Dome but it is among the worst. 1/10 Bethany Cox

Only film I've ever left the theater in the middle of.

I will say this before anything else, I have never thought that Ellen Degeneres was funny at all, I've never laughed at anything she has said ever. With that said, I didn't expect much going in, and I was still disappointed. Never once did I believe there was any chemistry between Ellen and Pullman, the movie is just awful on every level, I never laughed or even so much as smiled. It is one my least favorite movies of all time. If you are thinking of renting this for laughs, instead bang your head on the floor for 2 hours, it's less painful. 1/10

This is definitely the worst film I've ever had the displeasure of seeing. When it came out I felt like a moment of my life had been brutally wasted when I saw it, even IF it was for free. Ellen and Bill have both done much better in their careers...and I have done better at picking movies.

Martha (Ellen DeGeneres) is a single, thirty-something television producer who has had very bad luck in her relationships with men. Therefore, when she meets Whitman at the jukebox (Bill Pullman), a self-proclaimed investor-poet, she is smitten with his intelligence and his good looks. However, after a couple of dreamy days and nights, Whitman decides to reveal his "true self". He tells Martha he's going to take her on a fun date...they are going to go shoplifting. This is the just the beginning of the swell times ahead! Poor Martha! Will she never find true love? DeGeneres and Pullman display full-octane comedy in this film. The viewer can not help but laugh at their antics. And the supporting cast is such a dream, with Joan Cusack, Dean Stockwell, Joan Plowright and others! The script is humorous, the costumes are a pleasure, the San Diego setting is very nice, what more could one ask for? Please give this film a try, you'll like it!

This is possibly the worst movie ever made. It is at least the worst movie I've ever seen. Not only were most of the scenes unfunny, but they hurt me to watch them. "Dark Comedy" or not, this film belongs in the genre of "Bad Comedy."

I just saw "Mr. Wrong" on cable TV, and it surpassed all my expectations. The movie boasts a pitch-perfect cast, great gags, and genuine heart. I defy anyone not to at least smile when the children's chorus launches into "I Want to Know What Love Is" in Spanish. Please note: I'm not some shill for whoever sells the home video of "Mr. Wrong." Nor am I hopelessly devoid of taste: I know why movies like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" are funny, and why movies like "North" suck. "Mr. Wrong" has been unjustly placed in the latter category. If you're willing to take a chance on an "ugly duckling" movie, make this the one.

At the time of this review this movie has a really low rating of 3.8. It's really not that bad. I'd say on average it's a 6/10 movie (maybe 5 or 5.5/10 at worst - and it could even go as high as 7/10 if you're an Ellen Degeneres/Bill Pullman fan or a fan of darker comedies, Ellen's sitcom, or humour).

At worst, this is an average comedy, though at times refreshingly darker (with a wacky edge) than most traditional rom-coms. It's almost an anti-romcom if anything, which I think is important to keep in mind when viewing it.

I really don't understand why it's rated so low and reviewed so poorly. Not a great movie, but it's decent in its way, far from bad imo.

i usually really enjoy joan cusak, bill pullman, and joan plowright....but either the director or the script just didn't give them a character at all to play. honestly the only thing i really did enjoy about this film was ellen...i actually thought she did a very nice not typical "ellen" role

I would have to disagree with the overall rating of this movie- personally I loved it! It's so funny! I would definitely tell anyone that's interested in seeing it to do it and ignore the bad reviews of it- hey who know's you may end up loving it!!!

Poor Ellen. She's finally getting some respect in Hollywood with excellent performances in such films as edTV, The Love Letter, etc, yet has to deal with having starred in this flop.

Talent such as herself, Bill Pullman, Joan Cusack, Dean Stockwell, Ellen Cleghorne, and the sensational Joan Plowright is wasted in this turkey.

I must admit however that it did start off promising - the typical single woman living in the shadow of recently married sister, meets nice guy, blah blah blah.. but went totally downhill soon afterwards. What caused Whitman (Pullman) to be such a hyperactive fool? And Joan Cusack and her feeb slave Bob? I love Joan, she's had some great roles (hence the 2 oscar noms) but not even her charismatic prowess can save this hairball. She has to deal with a brainless character who cuts couches and puts gum in Ellen's hair! Sheesh - and the Mexican kids?? Well, I laughed at that scene.. I found it to be quite racist also mind you.

Unfunny, unoriginal and uninspired right up to the end wedding where Ellen is in rollerblades or something and Joan is sporting a rifle. Spare me the hyperbole and give me my ninety minutes back.

2.5/10

even though Mr. Wrong came out before DeGeneres herself "came out", that's not what makes this movie smack with the bad aftertaste of *yeechhh* What starts out as a mildly funny portrayal of an overzealous would-be-beau turns into mostly annoying over the top hijinks and finally muddles into an inconsequential mess so embarassing that I was almost ashamed to have been sitting in the theater for it. at least I paid to see it in the dollar seats. Even though that was four years ago, it was SO bad that I felt a need to come here and comment on the bad-ness. The final scene is so ludicrous a resolution I swore up and down it had to be a dream sequence. what I wouldn't do for that two hours back.

The idea of a dream guy who on closer inspection turns out to be horrendous has potential, but the movie itself is pretty dismal. It relies heavily on Ellen's inability to put together a sentence like, "he's not my boyfriend, he's a psycho." This sort of thing worked better in silent movies, where writer's didn't have to bed over backwards coming up with dialogue that doesn't say anything. Ellen was just too much of a victim and the movie failed to take advantage of her charm and played her as pretty much of a doormat. Pullman actually managed to get more laughs with his sincere stalker, but neither he nor Ellen had much of anything to work with. It's basically watchable, and there's an occasional laugh, and Cusack is always amusing, but really, no excuse for something this poor to have been made and released.

Oddly enough, my girlfriend liked this a fair amount.

This is a PG-13 rated film which came into theatres when I was a little less than 9½ years old, so I was too young to see it and never heard of it at the time. Sometime probably in the late nineties, I noticed a copy of "Mr. Wrong" in the video store, and after that happened, I could remember the front cover but not the title. It wasn't until probably sometime within the past couple years that I finally came across a copy of it again, and this time, I saw that the woman on the front cover was Ellen DeGeneres. I wouldn't have recognized her the first time I saw that cover, and am still not THAT familiar with her work, but at least I found her amusing as the voice of Dory in "Finding Nemo". This film, however, has left me flabbergasted, and not in a good way!

Martha Alston is a shy talk show producer who is still single at the age of 31, when she watches her younger sister get married. The older Alston sister is pressured by her parents and coworkers to find her true love, but things don't look good for her after an unsuccessful blind date on Valentine's Day. Depressed, she goes to a bar, where she meets a charming man named Whitman Crawford, and soon falls in love. So, does this mean Martha's search is over and she has finally found her Mr. Right? Well, it certainly does look like it at first, but unfortunately, it doesn't last. After a while, it's clear to her that Whitman is actually a nutcase, and not a 100% law-abiding citizen. When Martha wants to break up with him, he just won't get a clue, and it doesn't help that his jealous and insane ex-girlfriend, Inga Gunther, who has a big accomplice named Bob, threatens violence on Martha if she doesn't stay away from Whitman!

For much of the film, I wasn't sure if I had any right to judge it. Nothing was making me laugh, and I found the beginning of Martha and Whitman's relationship to be badly scripted and not the only part that can be described that way. However, I was wondering if the film was actually bad, or I just wasn't getting it. I did some research before watching "Mr. Wrong" and heard it described as a "chick flick," and I'm not female. As I watched, that "chick flick" description was making sense to me. If I had the same feeling throughout the film, I doubt I would be writing a review of it, but things change later on. To me, it remained unfunny, but eventually got really weird and little disturbing! Towards the end, it no longer looked like much of a "chick flick" to me. It basically just looked like one insane story! Bill Pullman is quite lame as Whitman, a character who seems to be a maniac for the sake of being a maniac, and Joan Cusack is also lame here, in the role of Inga, and I've certainly seen her do much better. Watching these characters putting poor Martha through a nightmarish adventure is not fun!

Even if this didn't do well back when it was released fifteen years ago and is still somewhat obscure today, it does seem to have a following. I've looked at the votes for this film, and have seen that the female rating is bit higher than the male one, but still certainly not high. Even if this 1996 romantic comedy has more female fans than male, it clearly has impressed some male viewers, and even with the "chick flick" label, there are definitely female viewers dislike it more than I do. Many of those who like "Mr. Wrong" might say that I'm of the wrong gender to get this film, and/or I don't have the right experience to get it, and they may be right, especially with the latter, but I will still say that I personally agree with the low rating here. If you like this film, regardless of your gender, that's cool with me, and I'm still not 100% sure whether I should have written this review or not, but there's not a single film in the world that can impress absolutely everybody who sees it, and I think I will always be one who doesn't like this particular romantic comedy, for whatever reason.

Mr. Wrong is a case of decent concept, lousy execution. Ellen is laughable as the romantic lead. Bill Pullman has moments of believable lunacy as Ellen's pursuer. Movie loses steam about a third of the way through. I had a hard time staying awake.

THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN. The only reason I kept watching is because I figured it had to get better at some point. Apparently, I was wrong. It was stupid, stupid, stupid. It wasn't in any way funny or clever. I never laughed once.

I guess you have to have lived through this kind of stuff to get the outrageous humor! Terrifically done - Bill Pullman is hilarious as is Degeneres...Joan Cusack and her sidekick were FUNNY and Walter a perfect fit. If you have pretty normal relationships forget it but if you have had to deal with some pretty weird partnerships - give it a try. I bought it because I enjoy watching it once in a while. My kids 11 and 13 loved it, too.

I'm not sure why this movie is unpopular. I laughed out loud. At first I thought "Oh what a cute little movie" until the moment Whitman lets his guard down. Then it just gets out there. Joan Cusack (or "Joanie Baby" as we call her) is hilarious. My favorite scene: The sisters reaction to each other when Martha describes her first date with Whitman. I love this movie, and I'm usually pretty picky. In a way, it reminds me of After Hours, just not as dark.

This is one of the worst films of all time. I think Ellen is hilarious, but nothing she could do could save the horrible script and plot. Avoid it at all costs. I give it one star