Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 09/19/2008(USA)
Release Date: 12/27/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Flags: Adult Humor, Profanity, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Dreamworks Video
Ricky Gervais and
Greg Kinnear star in director
David Koepp's
fantasy comedy concerning
Bertram Pincus, a dentist who gains the ability to communicate with the dead after momentarily dying during a routine medical procedure. When the dearly departed begin requesting favors from
Dr. Pincus, the self-absorbed dentist finds that living with ghosts isn't easy. Fortunately, recently deceased businessman
Frank Herlihy (
Greg Kinnear) agrees to keep the dead at bay if
Dr. Pincus will just agree to prevent his widow,
Gwen (
Téa Leoni), from tying the knot to humorless human rights lawyer
Richard (
Billy Campbell). According to
Frank,
Richard is just another morally corrupt gold-digger out to take the wealthy
Gwen for all she's worth. At first
Dr. Pincus agrees to go along with the ruse, though it isn't long before he begins to question his supernatural sidekick's true motivations.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
