Just Like Heaven

If you read my review of Must Love Dogs below, then you know that I dislike romantic comedies. And I thought this movie was going to be one. I thought that the fact that they feature Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder so prominently in the preview despite an obviously minor role was a strong indication that this movie was going to suck and they knew it. I watched the preview and said, "Well, obviously she's not dead. This is just like that Bill Cosby movie Ghost Dad."

You'll have to watch the movie to find out whether Reese Witherspoon is alive at the end of the movie or not, but I will say that if you are avoiding this movie because of a dislike similar to mine for romantic comedies, then you might want to give this one a shot. In retrospect, this movie is more like a modern-day fairy tale with a good bit of comedy thrown in than what most of us think of as a romantic comedy. A lot of it was very funny, and while I'm sort of neutral on the matter of Reese Witherspoon, I think Mark Ruffalo is fantastic in this movie.

An enjoyable film, even (I imagine) for guys.