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Over Her Dead Body Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  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.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  For what it is -- a romantic comedy about the rivalry between a jealous ghost and a flaky psychic for the love of a veterinarian -- Over Her Dead Body is not bad.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Though the tale may fall short on imagination, the principal actors make Over Her Dead Body livelier than one would expect.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Rudd's talents as a thinking woman's charmer are wasted -- as are those of amiable Jason Biggs in a weak variation on the pop theme of being a gal's gay best friend.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyDennis Harvey

  Even the weakest "Desperate Housewives" episode packs more heat than this tepid romantic comedy-fantasy, whose basic plot gimmick has been done as far back as "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  For what is essentially a screwball comedy, Over Her Dead Body is surprisingly uninspired, a frothy concept that offers little satisfaction in the way of execution.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden

  Rudd is an underappreciated comic actor, and his line readings are the best thing in the film, but the bland role barely taps his talent. Amid the rest of the cast's one-note posing, his scenes with a parrot have a spontaneity and wit otherwise in short supply.

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