lex-kat I find it hard to believe that anyone could like this turd of a movie. Dr. Bertram Pincus is as unlikable a character as has ever been written... and he's our "hero". Greg Kinear's underwear smear, AKA Frank, is even worse. How are we suppose to care about a man, living or dead, who is happily cheating on his wife with a much younger woman. When his character died at the beginning of the movie, I clapped. I clapped as happily as I did when Steven Seagal's Lt. Col. Travis died at the beginning of Executive Decision.Unfortunately, I knew Frank would be haunting me for the rest of the movie. Trying hard to make me care for him. I don't. I want him to rot in hell for eternity, and Dr. Pincus can join him. Why should I want Pincus and Gwen to live happily ever after? Pincus is the slime on the heels of humanity, just like Frank was before. Gwen deserves better.

Raul Faust Well, I took around a year to finally watch this film, since the synopsis never really engaged me; more precisely, last week I gave it a chance and saw it in a rainy afternoon. "Ghost Town" is a movie that takes long time to develop something; the first hour of length is simply full of uninteresting conversations that lead almost nowhere. Pincus, the main character, is a grumpy dentist whose life is almost a complete loss, until he, unintentionally, or maybe even against his will, acquires the ability of seeing dead people-- no, we're not talking about Shyamalan's classic. From that point on, Pincus gets in some unpleasant situations, mainly created by Frank, the deceased husband of a beautiful girl named Gwen. After falling in love with her, his life never feels the same; not that he stops being an unsympathetic person, but he finds something interesting to do about his life. There isn't much else that I can say about it, due that "Ghost Town" wasn't any remarkable to me. In my opinion, the story is just too weak to develop much feelings in the spectator, but it's at least fresh and has a beautiful ending. See it yourself (or don't).

grantss Quaint, sweet, funny feel-good romantic comedy. Quite funny, especially pretty much every time Ricky Gervais opens his mouth! The romance-drama side, often the area that wrecks romantic comedies, is also good: sensitive, but not lame or too soppy.Reasonably innovative central plot, though it wears a bit thin towards the third quarter. Not surprisingly, this is where the plot seemed to drift a bit. Ending was unpredictable, and nice, though.Ricky Gervais is superb in the lead role and Tea Leoni shines. Even Greg Kinnear does OK and manages to not wreck the movie. Good to see Aasif Mandvi, one of the many talented Jon Stewart sidekicks on The Daily Show, get a major role, and do a good job.

namashi_1 'Ghost Town' is an interesting concept, that gets it right, but Fine Performances lead this Supernatural Comedy!'Ghost Town' Synopsis: 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.'Ghost Town' has the ability to make its viewer smile, and thats no mean achievement. Its a sweet & simple film, that doesn't tax your brain, but ends up touching the core of your heart. The only problem was in its slow-pace, which needed some serious persuasion. David Koepp & John Kamps's Screenplay is mostly right. Koepp's Direction, on the other-hand, is subtle. Cinematography, Editing & Art Design, are accurate.Performance-Wise: Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni & Greg Kinnear lead the narrative with fine performances. Gervais is delightfully wonderful, Leoni is masterfully restrained & Kinnear is simply excellent. On the whole, 'Ghost Town' has fine acting & fine writing working to its advantage.