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Over Her Dead Body
2008
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Over Her Dead Body
Positive Reviews
13
Negative reviews
46
Average Rating
1.9
/5
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2.5
Consider for a moment how this movie might play if it took itself seriously. Would it be better than as a comedy I suspect so.
Rogerebert
1.3
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
1.0
Theres just no end to Americas love affair with blandness, is there
2.0
Over Her Dead Body is a supernatural romantic comedy thats guaranteed to make viewers loose their faith in love in this world or the next.
E Film Critic
1.0
Over Her Dead Body tells the story of an obnoxious and thoroughly unpleasant woman who dies in the first scene and still continues to annoy and aggrav ..
E Film Critic
1.3
Rudd has a decent running joke about women who have a lot of cats, and theres an otherwise routine romantic airport scene thats a lot funnier because ..
San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
A viciously boring retread of every movie youve ever seen in which dead people come back to watch over their loved ones.
Cinema Blend
1.3
... neither funny, charming or anything else that will make it a memorable hour and a half of viewing pleasure.
JoBlo
3.0
This all plays out pleasantly, predictably, unmemorably, but what do I know Im a guy. My mind was probably elsewhere.
Philly
2.5
Over Her Dead Body isnt substantially better as a comedy than a romance.
ReelViews
3.1
Derivative doesnt always mean dull, and this madcap paranormal love triangle is charming on its own terms.
Tv Guide
1.5
The movies visuals and ghost jokes are a waste of time, but the delightfully kooky Bell and the wry Rudd occasionally strike spontaneous sparks.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.3
Writer/director Jeff Lowell doesnt leave it there, though, and what should be innocent stuff instead has an unfortunate unpleasant streak.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
Its a silly premise that doesnt make much sense, as writer/director Jeff Lowell proves unable to offer up a convincing explanation for Kates increasin ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
As I type this, I realize theres a lot more going on here than there ought to be.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Disappointing comedy that struggles to overcome the combination of unlikeable characters, a poorly judged, largely unfunny script and a distinct lack ..
View London
1.9
When youre casting out spirits, the Church doesnt really like you to wing it.
New York Post
0.5
Over Her Dead Body will find its best audience on airplane flights, where viewers will be unable to get up and leave without parachutes.
Film Journal International ..
1.9
As youd expect, the broken hearted Henry isnt amused by that ironic turn and is having a hard time moving on.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
0.6
Over Her Dead Body is to romantic comedy what Spam is to meat. But at least with Spam, you get cool packaging.
Boston
0.5
Ive seen more accomplished filmmaking by 8 year olds with camcorders.
Mountain X
1.9
Unlike its stubborn corpse bride, Over Her Dead Body will decompose quickly in the memory before fading forever into video oblivion.
Star Tribune
1.5
Kate doesnt need a motivation, it appears, because, well, thats just how women are, right If theyre not natural liars and cheats (like Chloe and Ashle ..
1.3
PG As a potential date movie, Over Her Dead Body doesnt stand a ghost of a chance.
Toronto Star
3.0
Based on a contrived premise to begin with, romantic ghost comedies are a tricky genre, calling for inspired writing, light touch, charming performanc ..
Emanuellevy
0.5
Stephen Root (The Office) also evokes smiles as a tipsy ice sculptor responsible for the brides death, and Kali Rocha (White Oleander) endows her ange ..
Reel Talk Reviews
1.5
Over Her Dead Body may be the worst romantic comedy Ive ever seen, although I hesitate to make such a resolute pronouncement about a movie thats so ba ..
Salon
3.0
The Funny Bits: The part where Rudd hes dead Evas still living fianc whos moving on and dating Bell is trying to get it on with Bell, and Eva hovers h ..
Movies
2.0
A desperately unfunny farce that doesnt need an audience so much as an exorcist.
Bbc
1.9
Thoroughly unoriginal and screams of desperation. Over Her Dead Body is a fitting title; this is a DOA dud.
The Movie Boy
1.0
That isnt an official endorsement for Over Her Dead Body, though.
Bullz-Eye
2.0
For what is essentially a screwball comedy, Over Her Dead Body is surprisingly uninspired, a frothy concept that offers little satisfaction in the way ..
Calendar Live
1.9
As far as romantic comedies go, the hackneyed Over Her Dead Body falls more towards the bottom of the heap
Hollywood
3.0
As a comically vengeful spirit, shes as glibly self involved as she is woefully unimaginative.
Seattle Pi
1.5
Norman Z. McLeod, Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Alan Mowbray, and Co. must be turning over in their graves to see this is what their brilliance in ..
Tony Medley
2.5
Kate is as unlikable a character as Ive ever seen, and watching her attempt to tear apart the lives of Ashley and Henry isnt exactly fun (let alone en ..
Movie Freak
0.5
This insipid, staggeringly dumb entry from New Line stoops to unprecedented new lows likely to stun even the most jaded cynic.
Boxoffice Magazine
2.0
clumsy supernatural comedy, dogged by truly lifeless plotting and a near total lack of chemistry.
E Online
1.9
Silliness is mostly kept at bay (though the werewolves habit of hopping around while in human form made me wonder at first if the movie was about were ..
Larsen On Film
1.0
A wild and wicked catfight comic romp as Eva Longoria gets booted up to heaven and returns to planet earth with hell to pay, when she fumes over shari ..
News Blaze
3.5
There are some flat out great moments in a largely mediocre film, which is enough to shoot it to the very top of its class it is midwinter, after all.
Antagony & Ecstasy
0.0
He gives us a very predictable story about two polar opposites who, of course, attract, which doesnt have any dialogue of interest, no comedy to make ..
Waffle Movies
2.5
What Chloe doesnt know is that Kate has no desire to see Dan start dating again, and she will sabotage any effort made by any female who makes any att ..
Chron
2.0
The film pinched from Ghost in every relevant particular is pretty moderate.
Film Guardian
1.5
This stale comedy about a vengeful ghost would be depressing if it werent so disposable.
Chicago Reader
2.0
Sometimes a movie is so richly, gloriously, flamboyantly stupid that it starts to become fun to watch.
Jam! Movies
2.0
This is what we call a comedy dead zone, and on top of that there isnt a whole lot of romance for those unsuspecting couples who meander into the scre ..
From The Balcony
1.5
Im fine with you doing it, they just didnt give you anything as clever to warrant your talents.
Can Mag
3.0
This is a film thats completely happy being its silly little self. And if it produces some giggles along the way and it does it has done its job.
Detroit News
2.0
Proves that Longoria Parker can be as annoying as she is beautiful.
Metromix.com
2.0
Fitfully amusing, but disappoints when you fork out money in a theater to enjoy the delights of the lead actors.
Cinematical
2.0
starts out badly, gets much worse, and then after it is just dull for a while, it veers off into a whole new category of awful.
Movie Mom
1.9
As a fledgling couple, Ashley and Henry fail to generate much on screen heat. You would hardly notice anything romantic happening if the characters di ..
Premiere Magazine
2.0
If it were considered unseemly to speak ill of dead films, then the only thing to recommend about Over Her Dead Body would be the lead actors palpable ..
Reel Times: Reflections on ..
1.5
For all its faults, Over Her Dead Body offers at least a few sporadic laughs, which automatically makes it one of the less awful January February rele ..
MSNBC
3.1
The writing is intelligent, the pratfalls mostly work, and everyone is having a good time.
2.0
Rudd and Bell can only goes as far as the director allows, and their efforts are further neutered by an odious supporting performance from Jason Biggs ..
English Oh My News
3.0
Lowell has little to say about loss and love. But theres a talking parrot, and on some days, thats enough.
Ie Weekly
3.8
Its one of those movies you want to dismiss but cant bring yourself to turn away from.
Arizona Daily Star
2.8
This isnt some life changing romantic comedy, but its funny enough, has charming leads and breezes by in its quick 97 minutes.
Jeffreyklyles Word Press
3.0
Over Her Dead Body is, if nothing else, a conversation piece. Among the important discussion points it raises are, What was Paul Rudd thinking and Doe ..
Contra Costa Times
2.2
The Ghosts of Romantic Comedies Past must have visited writer/director Jeff Lowell as he pounded out the screenplay.
Romantic Movies About
2.0
Have romantic comedies so run out of ideas that they have to cherrypick other genres for new material Hauntings and exorcisms arent usually the stuff ..
Colorado Springs Gazette
1.5
Over Her Dead Body is the kind of date movie that could bring a relationship to a screeching halt. If your date likes it, go back to Match.com.
2.0
Its not the dead body you have to worry about in Over Her Dead Body. Its the dead brain cells: yours.
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