after be the root cause of his kid brother wed be call off and connor mead ( matthew mcconaughey ) and a noted womanizer who see male female relationship a a strategic game to be enjoy without become ensnare and be visit by the ghost of the first girl he ever have sex with . she tell him he will be visit by ghost of his past and future and present girl friend . these be not ghost of dead people but possess the shape and memory of the living woman . i find the film to be more enjoyable than i expect it would be . i generally do not care much for matthew mcconaughey film . but he surprise me in this one . although generally consider a romantic comedy and it be not a film aim for laugh . it be a comedy in the sense of not a tragedy and in that it have a happy end . instead of funny and the story aim at give the audience an emotional response .