
An okay storyline ruined by poor acting :(
Review created: 05/23/08(updated 05/23/08)
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I was totally bummed when I missed this one in the theatres- the trailers looked so promising and I just love Eva Longoria (of course, Desparate Housewives) and Jason Biggs (American Pie)- so I was first in line when it came out on DVD.
Although the premise is good, you know, the ex-fiance ghost (Longoria) haunting the new girlfriend, what absolutely KILLED this movie (in my opinion) was the surprisingly ROTTEN ACTING!!! Now there were some other things about the plot that were not exactly believable (aside from the haunting, that is), like the fact that the new girlfriend/psychic was also catering LARGE, fancy weddings out of her TINY apartment (I think that's illegal in some states, lol) and the ridiculousness of the otherwise serious boyfriend (Paul Rudd) whenever filmed in his professional role as a vet... In my opinion these things could definitely have been overlooked (this is supposed to be a comedy after all) if not for the POOR ACTING which seemed to accentuate every weakness in the storyline and every joke that didn't quite make it... there was just no way around that one!
Now Longoria was GREAT and so was Biggs- no disappointments there. The other actors and actresses were OKAY. But unfortunately the fly in the ointment for me was the new girlfriend/psychic/caterer, played by Lake Bell. In this role she reminded me of a brainless, annoying, stereo-typical valley girl (sorry) and no matter how hard I tried I could not make myself like her. In fact, her character was portrayed as the polar opposite of the one played by Longoria. It left me wondering HOW IN THE HECK the boyfriend could possibly be attracted to BOTH of them.
Definitely a chick flick.
My husband fell asleep about 10 minutes in (& refused to wake up until it was over).
This might work for the tweeners or if you REALLY, REALLY love Longoria or one of the other actors.
Otherwise... definitely RENT before you buy.
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