I was anticipating this movie simply because I really enjoyed Ricky Gervais in The Office and yes, he was good in this movie, but I felt he was not used to his best potential. He was funny, but not FUNNY. The material was at fault, in my opinion, as it did not provide him with enough FUNNY stuff. Nevertheless, he had his moments, albeit too few.
Tea Leoni and Greg Kinnear were both very good as a wife (Tea) and her recently deceased, philanderer husband (Greg). I have to say that Greg Kinnear does seem to play the typical nice, sometimes not nice guy very well and possibly too often. From the movies I have seen him in, I don't see that he plays any edgy roles, stays sort of in the middle of the acting field. However, he is very good and I suspect that one of these days he will get the role of his lifetime that will transform his acting image and probably result in an Oscar nomination.
The story was an original one - a funny "I see dead people". After a general anesthesia faux pas, he is able to see deceased people and communicate with them. They, in turn, want to take advantage of this unique situation by asking him to take care of unfinished business for them which he is loath to do. This sets the stage for his interaction with Greg Kinnear and Tea. It goes on from there as Ricky, who starts out as a dentist and a jerk of the highest level, is slowly changed into a person of goodness.
So, it's good, but not the greatest. If you want to see Greg Kinnear singing, Watch This. OK, so he's more versatile than I've given him credit for......
Rating For
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