Ghost Town (2008)

Directed by David Koepp · Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Starring Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni, Billy Campbell, Aasif Mandvi, Jordan Carlos, DeQuina Moore, Joseph Badalucco Jr., Brian Hutchison, Julia K. Murney, Claire Lautier, Kristen Wiig, Joey Mazzarino, Aaron Tveit, Danai Gurira, Audrie Neenan, Deborah S. Craig, Betty Gilpin, Brad Oscar, Bridget Moloney, Raymond J. Lee, Tyree Michael Simpson, Kathleen Landis, Dylan Clark Marshall, Megan Byrne, José Ramón Rosario, Alan Ruck, Brian Tarantina, Darren Pettie, Jesse Means, Robert Kelly, Michael-Leon Wooley, Dana Ivey

IHBM8.5Excellent

Dentist, Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts.

My review · Reviewed 12/27/2008

How rare is it to find a funny, thoughtful and endearing comedy? Look no further - this movie was all of those things without following the standard Hollywood patterns. You know, the ones where you can write the rest of the movie when you've only seen the first 20 minutes. It wasn't really a romantic comedy but it was rather endearing in its own right. Ricky Gervais was fantastic and Tea Leoni was also exceptional. Why isn't she a bigger star? The film wasn't without flaws (there was mediocre dialogue in some areas) but it was still very worthwhile.