Wen die Geister lieben (2008)

Wen die Geister lieben: Directed by David Koepp. With Greg Kinnear, Jordan Carlos, Dequina Moore, Joseph Badalucco Jr.. 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.

“Ricky Gervais, the star of the British u0026quot;The Officeu0026quot; and u0026quot;Extrasu0026quot;, is someone you wouldnu0026#39;t really expect to be on the big screen. Yet here he is, delivering an hilarious and heartfelt performance in what one would usually consider the most clichéd of genres: the romantic comedy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn Ghost Town, Gervais plays Bertram Pincus, a socially awkward prick of a dentist who dies for seven minutes while going in for a routine colonoscopy. Through this miraculous experience he gains the annoying ability to see ghosts- all of whom want him to finish their business on Earth. In particular is Frank, the unfaithful husband of Gwen, a woman who lives in Bertramu0026#39;s building. Frank needs Bertram to separate Gwen from her new self-righteous do-gooder fiancé, and if Bertram can accomplish this Frank will make all the other ghosts go away.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGreg Kinnear and the wonderful Tea Leoni round out the lead characters as Frank and Gwen. All three (Gervais, Kinnear, and Leoni) get big laughs and are utterly charming. Indeed, it is no overstatement to call Ghost Town riotously funny- the laughs come big and often. Too often it turns out, because when Ghost Town tries to stray into the more dramatic or tender areas of the story it feels somewhat awkward and forced. The mistake was made of focusing too much on broad hilarity, so that when the movie really attempts to focus on story it seems strange that the humor is suddenly gone. The film never becomes anything more than just a silly little trifle.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYet thereu0026#39;s absolutely nothing wrong with that. What we get is a thoroughly entertaining tale with a fascinating lead character. Add in the performances of the three leads and you have a fully satisfying movie-going experience. I would probably give this film a 7.5 rating, but since that isnu0026#39;t allowed and Iu0026#39;m not feeling an 8, Iu0026#39;ll go with- 7/10 stars!!! u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJay Addison”