Just Like Heaven (2005)
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.
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Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
A lot of fun.
It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
This show is great, a must see for RomCom fans. It has good eye candy, an excellent cast, I guess some FX, AND possession's not just a joke, it's funny.Ruffalo shines in this. This is definitely worth watching, I do it every 2 - 3 years.
Not sure if this will contain actual spoilers but giving the warning just in case*********may contain spoilers********Really enjoyed this movie. Very entertaining and lighthearted. Actually laughed til I couldn't breath at the "bar scene." I will say that if you have ever lost someone you loved in this manner parts are hard to watch towards the end of the movie which had me in tears having to leave someone like that myself who didn't miraculously recover. Glad that it didn't end badly though, that it was a "happily ever after story." We need more of those. So, 9 thumbs up!
In the light of Reese Witherspoon's second Academy Award nomination, I decided to rewatch a film she made in the same year that she won the Oscar for "Walk the Line" 10 years ago. And I was not disappointed. "Just Like Heaven" is a decent romcom with some dramatic and even science-fiction additions. It surely helped in my decision that I quite like Mark Ruffalo as well.The film starts with the song with the same name like this film, performed by the very talented Katie Melua. It's hard to top that start. That much is safe. For me the film really did succeed. It comes from the director of "Mean Girls" and the writers of "Mrs. Doubtfire" and the "Analyze"-films. The humor was pretty refreshing. When David tells Lizzie so enthusiastically to walk into the light, I really had to laugh. Or also when he dodges her attempts to cause him headaches and the people at the club applaud his dance moves. Very funny. Or in general how he talks and interacts with her and the way the people react. Or the fella who thought David was a detective who found about about him cheating on his wife. I laughed a lot during this film. Possibly the best comedy from 2005 for me. Very well written.Yes, the ending is expected and not too daring, but that did not hurt the viewing experience at all. If you're in for a teen choice awards best chick flick winner, this is the one to pick. It also has some sad moments, like how she was a cat lady without a cat so far or when she does not remember him when she awakes, but they are either not too grave or quickly changed with more positive developments. I recommend this film a lot.
Just Like Heaven is a dream of a romantic comedy.For one, it doesn't have the ever present "lie" which inevitably ruins everything in perpetuity throughout the universe, which is a ridiculous plot scam. You use that when you don't know how to write a script.Next, you have some very funny situations and dialogs. Those might be a bit easy, but they are well used. You also have a few tearful moment that are very sweet. Finally, to make it complete, the acting is pretty good.There are only two bad things I could say about it all. One, you get a perfect ending, but you can excuse it, because you're sort of praying for it, and the rest of the movie wasn't pushing it's luck. Second, the apartment is perfect, and that's always the case in every Hollywood movie.It's great romance with an unusual setting. It even has a few guy-perspective jokes. See it.