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Ghost Town (2008) Certificate 12

Ghost Town
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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(67%)
 
Starring: Ricky Gervais | Tea Leoni | Greg Kinnear | Billy Campbell | Jordan Carlos | Kristen Wiig | Dana Ivey | Monte Bezell
Director: David Koepp
Studio: PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 102 mins
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Genres: Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Languages: English
Released: October 24, 2008
Also available on: Also Available on: blu_ray

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. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen.

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Rating of 3 stars out of 5
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Before Ghost Town was released in the US, writer-director David Koepp suggested that he had doubts whether Ricky...

Highest rated reviews

113 out of 117 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5 stars
Excellent

A Customer from Huddersfield, 25th October, 2008

Went and saw this last night and I thought it was excellent. If you're a fan of Extra's then this is for you as Gervais' character is similer to Andy Millman with regards to his sarcasm, cinicism and humour. If you're not a fan of the above (like my fiancee) you probably won't think much of this film. Very good debut as a lead role...

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24 out of 31 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 3 stars
No what we expected

A Customer from Hove, 26th October, 2008

Not very funny romantic comedy, long boring and not worth a cinema visit

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20 out of 21 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4 stars
Not The Office but Not Bad

A Customer from Edgbaston, 26th October, 2008

Yes, this is a rom-com with an up-beat ending. However, it is markedly better than the standard releases we are served up with. If you have any liking for Gervais's ascerbic comedy then I think you will like this. I went along expecting to be disappointed by being presented with a Gervais Hollywood sell-out, but he hasn't really done that. His character is quite unpleasant much of the time and even if his character reform is rather sudden and a touch incredible (within a story about a man who can see ghosts), it is just about swallowable because there is enough within Gervais's portrayal for you to want him to change. Special mention must go to both Tea Leoni and Greg Kinnear for their first rate supporting performances. The whole thing is a light, funny (not belly-laugh), rom-com that does not have to resort to stoner or gross-out gags to try to get a laugh.

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17 out of 20 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2 stars
ALL THE LAUGHS HAVE BEEN SHUUUUT DOWWWWN!

Norman Barry from Surrey, England., 11th March, 2009

I love Gervais, but this is she-ite. He looks like he's been embalmed most of the time. Stood out like a British sore thumb, Hancock-esque at times. Very poor choice. I can only assume it's part of the suck-up process needed to get his foot further in the Hollywood door. Selling / sold out? Exemplifies everything he rallied against through 'Extras'.

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Most recent reviews

Rated 3 stars
fun and enjoyable

majortom2001 from , 14th March, 2010

an enjoyable light hearted bit of fun. Gervais is good and plays the grumpy sort of character Steve Martin used to play. The supporting cast are good. Its a nice fun film nothing deep but it was funny in places. Theres a funny extra of Ricky Gervais cracking up with laughter during various scenes. I only got this cos he was in it. If he wasn't I wouldn't have felt I'd have missed out on much....

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Rated 2 stars
Ghost Town

A Customer from london, 12th March, 2010

Couldn't really get into this film, wouldn't bother watching it again, bit of a disapointment :( Definatly not the best of Gervais!

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Rated 3 stars
Charming film

FCAhound from , 8th March, 2010

Some reviewers were a bit harsh on this film, but I reckon it's in the upper quartile of its ilk. Funny, inventive and occasionally touching, if not wholly original, it features impressive central performances and mercifully understated direction (given the potential for bathos inherent within the material). Thoroughly enjoyable.

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Rated 0 stars
Cringe worthy

indigo2008 from , 6th March, 2010

Nothing else to say, I am still too embarrassed1

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