Just Like Heaven
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Martinson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.
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- Cast：
- Reese Witherspoon , Mark Ruffalo , Donal Logue , Dina Spybey-Waters , Ben Shenkman , Jon Heder , Ivana Miličević
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Fantastic!
Beautiful, moving film.
As Good As It Gets
A different way of telling a story
This is a very good movie, if you talk about the comedy or romantic movie. Some people might not like it but for me, i can't take my eyes out of it because the plot is very interesting. Mark Ruffalo is a great actor. He shows me the different feelings and I can feel them all. When I watched Just Like Heaven, I just forgot that who is Mark Ruffalo? Because in that time I know only David Abbott. And talk about Reese Witherspoon. She is an incredible actress too! I did believe that she is the doctor. She makes me laugh,sad and smile. She can send those feelings right at me. So this is the very old movie from 2005 but if you haven't watched it yet.Then you should watch it once in your lifetime!
In the light of Reese Witherspoon's second Academy Award nomination, I decided to rewatch a film she made in the same year that she won the Oscar for "Walk the Line" 10 years ago. And I was not disappointed. "Just Like Heaven" is a decent romcom with some dramatic and even science-fiction additions. It surely helped in my decision that I quite like Mark Ruffalo as well.The film starts with the song with the same name like this film, performed by the very talented Katie Melua. It's hard to top that start. That much is safe. For me the film really did succeed. It comes from the director of "Mean Girls" and the writers of "Mrs. Doubtfire" and the "Analyze"-films. The humor was pretty refreshing. When David tells Lizzie so enthusiastically to walk into the light, I really had to laugh. Or also when he dodges her attempts to cause him headaches and the people at the club applaud his dance moves. Very funny. Or in general how he talks and interacts with her and the way the people react. Or the fella who thought David was a detective who found about about him cheating on his wife. I laughed a lot during this film. Possibly the best comedy from 2005 for me. Very well written.Yes, the ending is expected and not too daring, but that did not hurt the viewing experience at all. If you're in for a teen choice awards best chick flick winner, this is the one to pick. It also has some sad moments, like how she was a cat lady without a cat so far or when she does not remember him when she awakes, but they are either not too grave or quickly changed with more positive developments. I recommend this film a lot.
When I sat down to watch this on cable, I had the idea I wouldn't like it. It just seemed like "Topper" (from 1937) recycled once again. But the there was an interesting twist. Reese Witherspoon's character wasn't dead...she was in a coma...so not exactly a ghost. That difference saved the film for me. And, when I sit down to watch a film on cable, I rarely watch it all the way through during one sitting. Here, I did. So this was a pretty good film.The significant cast is pretty small here. Reese Witherspoon is excellent as the young doctor who is in the coma...and "haunting" her old apartment. Mark Ruffalo...well, I was distracted by 2 things...first...why doesn't he shave; second...he looks like a mature Donny Osmond. But I know those things aren't important. What about his acting. Pretty good. Believable. A good acting partner for Witherspoon. Jon Heder as the clerk in a paranormal bookstore..well, every time I've seen him he's in some offbeat role, and I fear that he's stereotyping himself.I recommend this film. It won't end up on my DVD shelf, but I'll probably watch it again someday on cable. The acting is pretty good and, as mentioned, Witherspoon and Ruffalo are paired well here. Incidentally, I thought the score was interesting. Sometimes it reminded me of something akin of "Lawrence Of Arabia".
They don't make chick flicks any more pandering than this. A young woman (Witherspoon) has a car accident and becomes comatose. A young man (Ruffalo) ends up renting her old apartment and is haunted by her spirit. Problem is, she has lost her identity and memory. Of course, she's not completely dead, so you can guess where this is going. Young women will eat this up. All others, beware. The ending falls flat, much like the ending of JUST FRIENDS, which often plays back to back with this date movie on cable. Personally, I believe Ruffalo is too good an actor to be doing movies like this. But then, I'm sure the paycheck was good. And it's not like he was being called upon to act or anything.
