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Ghost Town

2008

David Koepp

Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear, Bill Campbell ...

5.6

4,532

Comedy. Fantasy Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais), 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. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear) who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni). That puts Pincus ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"A buoyant comedy (...) [their characters] resurrect the spirits of classic movie curmudgeons like W. C. Fields and such romantic comedians as Cary Grant and Carole Lombard in Woody Allen territory."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A lightweight rom-com elevated by its performances. It is a reminder that the funniest people are often not comedians, but actors playing straight in funny roles (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"A sweet and hilarious romantic comedy featuring a breakout performance by British comic genius Ricky Gervais, inspires viewers to pause, reflect and praise one of the most rare and wondrous occurrences in contemporary cinema: the Good Movie."	POS
United States	John Anderson Variety	"Smartly supernatural, and featuring sensational performances by Ricky Gervais and Tea Leoni (...) Production values are superb."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Ricky Gervais has carried off a proper, big Hollywood film (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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