There are some flat-out great moments in a largely mediocre film, which is enough to shoot it to the very top of its class - it is midwinter, after all.
Comment
02/06/08
Over Her Dead Body (2008)
15
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:99
Fresh:15
Rotten:84
Average Rating:3.7/10
Consensus: With few laughs and little romantic chemistry, Over Her Dead Body lacks the ingredients of a successful romantic comedy.
Theatrical Release:01-02-2008
Synopsis: Screenwriter Jeff Lowell makes his directorial debut with the slightly unconventional romantic comedy OVER HER DEAD BODY. Overbearing bridezilla Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) is reviewing final... [More]
Starring: Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Lindsay Sloane
Director: Jeff Lowell
Reviews for Over Her Dead Body
This insipid, staggeringly dumb entry from New Line stoops to unprecedented new lows likely to stun even the most jaded cynic.
02/06/08
It's marketed as a supernatural romantic comedy. The problem is that it's neither very romantic, nor comedic -- and things aren't appreciably better on the supernatural front.
02/05/08
...a clanking Frankenstein of a movie, stitched together from pieces plundered from the bodies of romantic comedies that went before.
02/05/08
The top-billed star of Over Her Dead Body dies within five minutes of her first appearance, and if the majority of the other characters in the movie suffered a similar fate, I wouldn't have complained much.
02/05/08
It's not the dead body you have to worry about in Over Her Dead Body. It's the dead brain cells: yours.
02/05/08
Ghost gets a romantic-comedy redo with this strained love-triangle tale.
02/05/08
Over Her Dead Body will find its best audience on airplane flights, where viewers will be unable to get up and leave without parachutes.
02/05/08
Lowell has little to say about loss and love. But there's a talking parrot, and on some days, that's enough.
02/03/08
Move over, 'One Missed Call.' You now face stiff competition for worst movie of the year from 'Over Her Dead Body.'
02/02/08
If it were considered unseemly to speak ill of dead films, then the only thing to recommend about Over Her Dead Body would be the lead actor's palpable indifference.
02/02/08
"Over Her Dead Body" tells the story of an obnoxious and thoroughly unpleasant woman who dies in the first scene and still continues to annoy and aggravate. Unfortunately,it turns out that the film itself suffers from the same condition.
02/02/08
You may remember Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. This is Bleh Spirit.
02/01/08
As a fledgling couple, Ashley and Henry fail to generate much on-screen heat. You would hardly notice anything "romantic" happening if the characters didn't verbally announce it. The list of tiny yet vital problems could go on...
02/01/08
Silly, campy and tepid - no hearts 'n' flowers here.
02/01/08
The kindest context in which to put Over Her Dead Body, which was written and directed by Jeff Lowell, is that of a training film, a public display of people trying to master their craft. The best way to see it is not at all.
02/01/08
The tale [falls] short on imagination.
02/01/08
Derivative doesn't always mean dull, and this madcap paranormal love triangle is charming on its own terms.
02/01/08
Writer/director Jeff Lowell settles for a story that takes a little too long to tell, concocted situations a little too implausible to buy and repartee that occasionally hits the dartboard but never gets close to the bull's-eye.
02/01/08
The worst night at the movies in this young year.
02/01/08
Latest News for Over Her Dead Body
May 05, 2008:
RT on DVD: I'm Not There is Here! Plus, News of the Blu-Ray Xbox 360 Rumors...
Microsoft comments on rumors that they'll be putting Blu-Ray players in Xbox 360s and the MPAA's best anti-piracy agents have bounties on their heads. Read more of this week's... More...
February 03, 2008:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Girlpower Rules Over Super Bowl Weekend
Tween girls sacked the competition over Super Bowl weekend as the music pic Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert shattered records and opened at number one... More...
January 31, 2008:
Critics Consensus: Over Her Dead Body is DOA, Guess The Eye's & Strange Wilderness' Tomatometer!
This week at the movies, we've got creepy visions (The Eye, starring Jessica Alba), haunted romances (Over Her Dead Body, starring Paul Rudd and Eva Longoria Parker), woodland... More...
January 31, 2008:
Box Office Guru Preview: Montana Hopes to Win Super Bowl Trophy
While Brady and Manning duke it out in Phoenix, the $15 movie ticket aims to conquer the multiplexes over Super Bowl weekend. That's the admission price that theaters are... More...
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
RT on YouTube 
Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.
RT on Twitter
Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.
IGN RSS Feeds