Ghost Town (2008)

Posted : 4 months, 3 weeks ago at Jul 3 0:30

"The dead have a lot of unfinished business, which is why we're still here." Co-written and directed by David Koepp, Ghost Town is a pleasant little cinematic gem which perfectly balances romantic comedy and light-hearted ghost story. Despite being a commercial underperformer (only just regaining its budget at the box office) and suffering a short theatrical run, this is a genuinely funny rom-com elevated by a top-shelf cast and a sharp script. Thankfully, Koepp's feature never goes big - there are no over-the-top comedic set-pieces, and the filmmakers never hurl fistfuls of money at the screen to distract with ornate sets or excessive CGI. Ghost Town isn't weighed down by too many characters or dangling subplots either, so it's therefore able to focus on making us laugh and tugging our...Read more

Posted : 11 months ago at Dec 21 10:01

Its not a great film but it will keep you entertained from start to finish.

Even though its meant to be a comedy the funny moments are few and far between. The single largest strenght of this film is Ricky Gervais, he manages to turn boring situations into quite funny ones and he reminded me a bit of John Cleese. That said Ricky Gervais is a good comedian but his acting could do with some work.

Overall the film did what it is meant to and kept you interested but its not going to win any awards and certainly is not an unmissable film.

Rating : 6/10

Posted : 1 year ago at Oct 27 6:46

''Come back soon.'' ''What a terrible thing to say in a hospital.'' 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: Bertram Pincus D.D.S. Well my expectations weren't high on Ghost Town before seeing it. Sometimes I find it hard to get into certain comedies especially US ones. What I got from GT was a massive pleasant surprise that never stops making you smile, laugh and entertained throughout. Whats clever about GT is the blend of interesting characters, environment and music all thrown together to give us this film which at first you think it's not to be taken seriously, but un...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Sep 20 18:34

I went to see Ghost Town this afternoon with a friend - there wasn't much out that we had either heard much about, or particularly wanted to see, so it was a toss up between this one and Burn After Reading. Boy, am I glad we decided to see this one. I've only ever seen a few things that Ricky Gervais has been in, but I know that he's a very funny actor. As far as Greg Kinnear goes, well at times I quite enjoy his work, and at others ... I don't. Happily, this was one of those times where I quite enjoyed his stuff. Gervais and Kinnear played so well off each other, their bantering was by far the best part of this movie. And there was a lot of bantering. It was all completely laugh-out-loud, can't-drink-my-iced-tea-for-fear-of-spitting-it-out funny. The rest of the movie was alright, a...Read more

Rating : 9/10