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...decline into guilt and self-destruction. Bierko and Levering, moreover, are too bland as actors to really give this story the emotional punch it is striving for. Norbert Leo Butz, against all odds, becomes the standout in the cast, turning from sickly victim into a song-and-dance ghost, who comments ironically on the couple's plight in a swinging, Cy Colemanesque number, "Oh! Ain't That Sweet," that almost stops the show. The irony is somewhat jarring, since nothing in the oh-so-serious first act prepares us for it. Still, it achieves the purpose of giving...
...case, the ghosts in question inhabit the elaborate mansion of a wealthy eccentric (F. Murray Abraham). After his death the mansion is bequeathed to his nearest relative, a young widower (Tony Shalhoub) with two incredibly irritating children (Alec Roberts and American Pie’s Shannon Elizabeth). Accompanied by their offensively stereotypical black babysitter (Rah Digga) and an overactive ghost hunter (Matthew Lillard), the family becomes trapped in the mansion and struggles to uncover its secret...
This version is actually a remake of William Castle’s more satisfying 1960 film of the same title. The older film had an interesting gimmick: Theater patrons were given “ghost viewer” goggles that enabled them to see (or not see) the spirits. Sadly, the remake reserves such highly useful goggles for the on-screen characters, thus forcing the audience to see every last bit of this forgettable film...
...Britain: Diana's Ghost...
...those who have read the book the driving narrative of solving the mystery is moot, leaving little else to do except look at how pretty Depp and Graham are. The clear sense of artistic vision has been clouded by the commercial vision of making a blockbuster. In comparison, "Ghost World," with it's integral participation of the original artist, remains the truer, and far more meaningful adaptation...