Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

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.

Adyoo3 This romantic comedy stands the test of time. I just watched this year 2015. Ricky Gervais in first movie lead role as Dr. Pinus comfortably acts opposite Tea Leoni playing the awkward, private, unsocialized dentist. The banter between Greg Kinear, who plays Leoni's ex, & Gervais serves well to move the plot forward. The laughter is subtle being that the film is more drama than comedy. The formula of man loves woman from afar, is cute; when added with the lady's ghost ex trying to get Dr. Pincus to mess up her current relationship with her new lover the underlying absurdity of the story amuses. The light tone of the film makes it a sweet & easy watch for a lazy Sunday afternoon. This is one of Gervais' show worth a watch, he plays it straight with undertones of comedy as he is best at.

SnoopyStyle Frank (Greg Kinnear) barely escapes from getting crushed by a falling AC unit only to be run over by a bus. Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a reclusive dentist in NYC. He has a routine colonoscopy under general anesthesia, and when he wakes up, he finds that he can see dead people. Gwen (Téa Leoni) is Frank's widow and Pincus' neighbor. She is about to remarry a Richard (Billy Campbell), and Frank wants Pincus to stop it.This is a fairly low energy comedy especially with Kristen Wiig. She's got this stuttering halting timing. Their little exchange is a bit of fun. After that, the comedy is oddly uncomfortable. Frank actually cheated on Gwen. Pincus is a people hating jerk. And Gwen doesn't like Pincus. None of them have any chemistry. No matter how hard they try to make Pincus human, I can't see Gwen with him. Gwen falling for Pincus is just a Hollywood fiction.Some of the ghosts are kinda funny. The naked one has some especially funny moments. The trio's split does make it better. At least, it's logical. Only after the trio split up does Pincus get down to the business of actual personal growth. The last 30 minutes is where the movie gets right. The lesson learned is truly touching. Only then does the trio make sense.

punishmentpark A ghost story and a love story, ánd a better thyself story. There are plenty of both of those, and I'm usually not up for them, but with this combination, and with this cast (particularly Gervais, but also Leoni and Kinnear) and David Koepp as director and writer I couldn't resist. Even this third viewing was well worth my time. Of course, you could really dig into the story's details and try to take apart every little thing about it (for instance, why doesn't he sue the hospital? He would have a fair chance if they'd made him sign a waver when he was still pretty much under narcosis), but it is simply beyond the point of the film.I simply like this one, and here is why: the chemistry between the actors is excellent, the story has plenty of twists and turns and it is more than adequately filmed. Sure, things get quite sentimental at times, easy romantic comedy lurks in many corners, and near the end things go a little too smoothly, but still, this one definitely has its charms. In fact, it reminded me somewhat of those grand old comedies from Billy Wilder, harboring a certain amount of innocence and playfulness which is rather hard to find these days. And finally, Gervais and the script bring plenty of sharpness and darkness to it.A good 7 out of 10.