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Over Her Dead Body

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Over Her Dead Body (2008)

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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.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for sexual content and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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 details at the reception venue on her wedding day when the unthinkable happens: she's crushed by an ice sculpture of an angel before she makes it to the altar. A year later, her fiancé, Henry (Paul Rudd), is still devastated. To appease his concerned sister, Chloe (Lindsay Sloan), he visits Ashley (Lake Bell), a caterer and sometime psychic, in an attempt to contact Kate in the afterlife and gain some closure. Henry and Ashley hit it off, but misguided spirit Kate hasn't quite made it to heaven yet, and takes to haunting Ashley to protect her ex-fiancé from his potential new love interest. Will this otherworldly interference keep Henry from moving on with Ashley? Or will Kate realize that the best gift she can give Henry is happiness with someone new? Jason Biggs stars as Dan, Ashley's best friend and catering partner, who is a hiding a big secret from her. Rudd is his usual likable self as Henry, a veterinarian who manages to find humor in every situation despite his lingering sadness. Watch for a very amusing scene with his pet parrot. Longoria looks great as a very fashionable ghost, sporting a new hairdo and a new white outfit almost every time she appears on screen. Bell exudes an air of earnestness and optimism as Ashley, who decides that love is worth being haunted by a ghost. Character actor Stephen Root appears as the ice sculptor. [More]

Starring: Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Lindsay Sloane

Starring: Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Lindsay Sloane, Stephen Root, Jason Biggs

Director: Jeff Lowell

Director: Jeff Lowell
Screenwriter: Jeff Lowell
Producer: Paul Brooks, Peter Safran
Composer: David Kitay
Studio: New Line Cinema

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The quirky romantic comedy works largely because of good writing, and Rudd's deadpan delivery of same. That he can do so as slapstick erupts around him makes it all the funnier.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/31/08
Sue Pierman
Sue Pierman
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Unlike its stubborn corpse bride, Over Her Dead Body will decompose quickly in the memory before fading forever into video oblivion.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
01/31/08
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

What's really spooky is that even the weakest Desperate Housewives episode packs more heat than this tepid romantic comedy-fantasy.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/31/08
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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The movie's visuals and ghost jokes are a waste of time, but the delightfully kooky Bell and the wry Rudd occasionally strike spontaneous sparks.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/31/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

This charmless, mediocre romantic comedy with supernatural overtones is nearly laughless.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/31/08
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Writer-director Jeff Lowell could have gone many different ways with this idea -- the screwball comedy of Heaven Can Wait, say, or even the wistful, unabashed romanticism of Ghost -- but he takes the low road more often than not.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
01/31/08
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
AV Club

A viciously boring retread of every movie you've ever seen in which dead people come back to watch over their loved ones.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
01/31/08
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

Thoroughly unoriginal and screams of desperation. Over Her Dead Body is a fitting title; this is a DOA dud.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
01/31/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

None of it makes sense -- logically, emotionally or dramatically.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/31/08
John Anderson
John Anderson
Washington Post

Proves that Longoria Parker can be as annoying as she is beautiful.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
01/31/08
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

This stale comedy about a vengeful ghost would be depressing if it weren't so disposable.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/31/08
Andrea Gronvall
Andrea Gronvall
Chicago Reader

The line is fine between cute and annoying.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
01/31/08
Bill Goodykoontz
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic

There’s just no end to America’s love affair with blandness, is there?

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/31/08
Josh Rosenblatt
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

This is no career high, but it's impossible to actively dislike Rudd.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
01/31/08
Nick Pinkerton
Nick Pinkerton
Village Voice

Blithe Spirit with all the blitheness and spirit sucked out.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
01/31/08
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Even the worst movies are capable of bending the laws of time. Still, there's something really special about the way Over Her Dead Body makes its 93 minutes seem more like nine hours.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
01/31/08
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday

Based on a contrived premise to begin with, romantic ghost comedies are a tricky genre, calling for inspired writing, light touch, charming performances, all of which are in short supply here.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
01/31/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

...so bland, lifeless and unimaginative I wanted to poke the screen to make sure it was really there.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
01/31/08
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

For a pure shot of cinematic depression, nothing quite tops opening credits that end with "...and Jason Biggs."

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
01/30/08
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

While not horrifically bad, it's as mediocre a motion picture as you're likely to find in a multiplex this season.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/30/08
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
 
 
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