Review: Ghost Town
Rating: ***
Nonna's Rating: $$$
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Ricky Gervais delights me. The original British version of The Office, which he created and starred in, never ceases to amuse me. His portrayal of the office manager, David Brent, has an edge that just doesn't exist with Steve Carell's Michael Scott. Also, there's something weirdly endearing about Michael Scott; David Brent, on the other hand, has almost no redeeming qualities. He's delicious.
Gervais' character in Ghost Town, Bertram Pincus, D.D.S., is another unlikable guy -- but, in this case, he manages to grow and learn by the end of the movie, winning our hearts for a change. The film is a romantic comedy crossed with Ghost. This may sound derivative and predictable, but it's not. Tea Leoni's sensible sweetness is a perfect foil for Gervais' caustic humor. A more traditional comic lead here, say Owen Wilson or Vince Vaughn, would have made this a very, very ordinary movie. Put it on your Netflix list.
Nonna's Ratings:
$$$$ = Worth paying the Friday evening price
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it
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