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Ghost

1990

Jerry Zucker

Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn ...

6.5

113,363

Romance. Drama. Fantasy After renovating their expensive loft in the TriBeCa section of Manhattan, Molly and Sam, a young successful yuppie couple, are walking home one evening when Sam is tragically gunned down by a street mugger. Molly goes into a deep depression, but, unknown to her, Sam has come back as a ghost in order to protect her from danger--although he isnt yet aware who or what means her harm, and he has a lot of learning to do in order to make ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"[It] is surprisingly entertaining and goes along nicely with the theater's air conditioning."	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"The storytelling is effectively articulated, and it moves reasonably briskly (...) However, there's something offensive about the movie's chintzy view of death and the way it periodically flirts with promising conceits"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Three decades on, this weepie classic retains an innocence and earnestness that makes it as delightfully comforting as ever (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"There’s little else to admire except some nifty special effects of spirits rampaging through the subway. For the rest, 'Ghost' succeeds only at being insubstantial."	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Contains some nice ideas, and occasionally (...) succeeds in evoking the mysteries that it toys with (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"A dazzlingly enjoyable pop thriller"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"'Ghost' is too slow moving at times, and a few of its special effects look incongruously silly"	NEG
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"An old-fashioned fantasy shot through with sentiment, 'Ghost' moves through genres as readily as a phantom through castle walls."	POS
United States	David Ansen Newsweek	"A comedy, romance and supernatural thriller rolled into one, 'Ghost' is a zippy pastiche that somehow manages to seem fresh even though it's built entirely out of borrowed parts."	POS
United States	Gary Thompson Philadelphia Inquirer	"[It] takes a B-list cast and an impossibly hokey story and blends them into an entertaining picture, though one you'll probably kick yourself for liking (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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