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Mike Martinez,
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Mark S. Waters,
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: DreamWorks
: Comedies, Drama, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
: 95 min.
: English, French
: English, Spanish, French
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A couple who live on different sides of the divide of life and death discover just how many boundaries love can cross in this romantic comic fantasy. Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) is a hardworking and dedicated medical resident who, after 20 hours on duty, is heading home when she falls asleep at the wheel of her car and is involved in a fatal auto accident. Several weeks later, a man named David (Mark Ruffalo) takes over the lease on Elizabeth's apartment, but he discovers that she hasn't quite vacated the building. Elizabeth's body may be dead, but her spirit is still quite lively, and her ghost is insisting that the apartment is still hers...and that she wants him to move out. David brings in Darryl (Jon Heder), an eccentric man who claims to have psychic powers, to help sweep Elizabeth's spirit out of the apartment, but she refuses to budge, certain that she can't be completely dead, despite all evidence to the contrary. As Elizabeth and David try to share the flat, they discover that their differences aren't as great as they once imagined, and they become attracted to one another. But will Elizabeth's spirit stay in the land of the living long enough for their romance to go somewhere? Just Like Heaven marked Jon Heder's first feature film role after his breakthrough appearance in the independent hit Napoleon Dynamite. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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by talltale
February 8, 2006 - 6:20 AM PST
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1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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A nice slice of the otherworldly for lovers of fantasy romance, JUST LIKE HEAVEN brings together two actors who can't seem to make a false move: Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon. They're beautiful together, and the movie--except for a couple of bad moments--is an exemplary piece filmmaking for this genre. All its little details (often upending the usual clichés) add up to some delightful riffs on life, the afterlife, love and the lack of it.
We could have done without the speeding car averting several crashes that takes place near the finale; ditto the making of the would-be girlfriend from downstairs (Ivana Milicevic) far too dumb. While unworthy of a film this good, these moments don't ruin it. So sit back, watch a wonderful acting duo work their magic and enjoy yourself royally. The supporting cast--Jon Heder, Donal Logue, Dina Spyby, Ben Shenkman, Rosalind Chow and Caroline Aaron--is tops, too. |
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