Ghost Town

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Dr. Pincus is not a people person. Live people, dead people, apparently it makes no difference; he just wants to be left alone in silence. A simple request...but when ghosts can suddenly communicate with you, it gets a little more difficult.

This movie is like if the Sixth Sense took a whole load of zoloft. Like Shyamalan’s 1999 hit, the wandering ghosts need someone living to complete one last task before they can truly rest, but unlike Haley Joel Osment’s character, Ricky Gervais’ character (Dr. Pincus) is having none of it not because he is scared, but because he is just not a nice person. He’s a jerk, in fact, with no hope of ever having a positive relationship...no matter what? It’s a romantic comedy with some supernatural thrown in for good measure. Gervais is so set on being unpleasant, that it seems only natural that he needs the supernatural to jar him into behaving like a normally socially functioning person.

Gervais brings his wit to a film that measures up surprisingly well. With some help from co-stars Greg Kinnear and Téa Leoni, the film actually rises above expectations in many areas, and is completely enjoyable.

Director David Koepp takes a break from his busy action schedule and brings his audience some light fun with Ghost Town.

Very cute.