Ghost Town -- DVD Review


Last night we watched the recently released DVD of Ghost Town, a film starring Ricky Gervais as a prickly, a-social dentist, named Bertram Pincus, who has a near death experience, one that allows him to see ghosts -- including a recently deceased philanderer named Frank, played by Greg Kinnear. The ghosts discover he can see them, and they decide they need him to run some errands for them. Kinnear wants Dr. Pincus to break up his wife's engagement, but Pincus will resist the request -- he doesn't like people after all -- but ultimately gives in, and falls in love with Gwen, played by Tea Leoni.

Don't let the title fool you, this is a comedy and not an episode of Ghost Whisperer. It is a comedy, but it does have a little message tucked inside. It's a movie about relationships, about letting go when death takes a loved one, about moving on with life, and about overcoming our reticience to make friends.

Here is a trailer for the movie from IMDb --

If you want to see a really funny, but thoughtful movie about real life (among adults), check it out!

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