Ghost Town and Pride and Glory
31 March 2009
Ghost Town
****
RICKY GERVAIS is a gloomy dentist who nearly dies during a routine operation. Turns out he’s in a state of semi-limbo where he can see dead people. Greg Kinnear is one of them and he convinces Gervais to stop his widow (Tea Leoni) from remarrying. It’s a lot smarter and funnier than it sounds, with Gervais’s sarky, semi-improvised style meshing deliciously with the frothy rom-com styling. It clunks a little when he’s required to dial down the twinkle and play it serious, but Gervais nails a notoriously tricky cultural crossover. Don’t miss the terrific DVD commentary from Gervais and Kinnear, where Kinnear tries to be a good, honest professional while Gervais insists that it doesn’t matter what they say because no one is listening.
Pride And Glory
*
CINEMA’S least likeable man Ed Norton stars with cinema’s most miscast man Colin Farrell as a dour duo of NY cops nosing and scowling through a vaguely Michael Mann-ish police corruption scandal. Is their off-the-peg grizzled boss Jon Voight involved? Is there a tiring reliance on chest-beating and binge-drinking? Can you safely skip it and not leave any kind of gap in your movie knowledge? Yes, yes and yes.
Andy Lowe is Digital Editor of totalfilm.com
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