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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenA winning mix of sharp comedy and touching bits that keeps the laughter -- a few tears -- flowing.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsA welcome surprise: a supernatural romantic comedy that works, graced with a cast just off-center enough to make it distinctive.
- 80VarietyVarietySmartly supernatural, and featuring sensational performances by Ricky Gervais and Tea Leoni, Ghost Town is a "Topper" for our times.
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThough the plot contrives to throw Gervais and Leoni together and then pull them apart, the two leads stay consistently in sync through it all, laughing at each other's jokes and generally sharing the kind of normal adult communication that's often missing from movies about people falling in love.
- 70SlateSlateOnce Leoni's Gwen comes on the scene, the movie starts to bubble along nicely. Not just because Leoni is a screwball heroine worth, er, screwballing--at 42, she's more attractive than ever--but because her character is given a weight and texture that's rare in a movie of this type.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumDiverting enough, but it's also the kind of high-concept studio concoction Ricky Gervais might have ridiculed in his great backstage-showbiz sitcom "Extras."
- 67Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesBut by the time this imperfect little film wends its way to one of the most winning exit lines I've heard in a long time, it's turned into something, well, perfectly lovely.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliOne of those romantic comedies that never quite clicks. At times, its humor is effective, provoking chuckles and laughs. At other times, the comedy feels forced and awkward.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaFeels downright ancient.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceIf it sounds all so pale and predictable, it is.