Monday, January 26, 2009

The Ghost Annoyer



Ghost Town

Ricky Gervais is a comedic genius. Unfortunately, he did not write Ghost town or direct it. This means that at best Ghost town could only be a pretty good romantic comedy buoyed by the comedic acting of Gervais, Tea Leone and Greg Kinnear, and that is exactly what it is.

Ghost town is a guy who talks to ghosts movie and the twist here is that the guy in question is a misanthrope. It is not a new idea, but the writer and director do a good job of presenting it without making it seem too schmaltzy. The principals are good in it and the supporting cast is also good. Asif Mandvi is funny as a coworker of the people hating Gervais. This would be a very good date movie. It only makes you think a bit, but it does make you think.

The film’s main message that other people’s lives must matter to he who wants to be happy is presented in funny way and at no time during the movie did I ever have the urge to vomit.

I saw this on Blu ray and the disc extras were typical behind the scenes stuff, clips of Gervais corpsing and a commentary track with Gervais and the director.

You should rent this movie if:

1. You want something light but not insubstantial to watch with that special someone.
2. You really like Ricky Gervais.
3. Tea Leoni . . . mmmmmmmmm.

You should buy this movie if:

1. You have a lot of cats.
2. You are a guy who talks to ghosts movie completist.

If you are interested in buying this DVD here is a link to Amazon where you can get it at a reasonable price:

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