Review of Ghost Town

Ghost Town (I) (2008)
9/10
He Sees Annoying Dead People!
5 July 2020
The movie begins and ends with someone getting run over by a NYC bus. In between there is a charming comical movie Staring Ricky Gervais as a dentist and Tea Leone (Madam Secretary) as an unhappy widow. Dentist Dr. P. can see ghosts after dying for 7 minutes and being revived after his colonoscopy goes wrong. The ghost refuses to go away until he is helped, and wants his wife to re-marry the right man. She refuses to believe the ghost story and runs away from the dentist in disgust. The running gag is that he is always in his white uniform for most of the movie, even when he is not at his dental office. Only at the end of the movie does she finally believe him when he tells a secret only the (widowed) wife would know. A fast 90 minute film with a few clever plot twists and a surprising, nice ending. (He recovers after the accident.) Ending dialog: Her comment: "I'm having trouble with my smile" His reply: I can fix that". Often found on cable. Worth your time.
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