The_Duke_of_Dunstable

This is by way of being the worst bit of absolute trite I have had the blessing of seeing in later years. It pretends to be based on actual events and claims to have authentic footage and audio in it, sometimes parallel with the acted parts. It doesn't grip you and you don't believe a single letter of it.

Milla Jovovic comes up to her usual performance, although I will grant she is even more irritating in this one than usual, caused by her persistence to talk in some extremely annoying whisper throughout the movie.

The plot sucks, the dialog is simply stunningly clichéd and far fetched and since the project apparently could not afford any FX it means that every time something alien happens the image is distorted and blurred.

This is an hour and a half of your life you will regret spending on this stuck up excrement. Either that, or you will be pleased to have been favoured to watch bad writing, filming and acting at it's very "best".

I wasn't overly impressed by this movie, mostly because of the script. Hollywood is not very imaginative when it comes to think outside the box, thus all films follow the magic and boring formula of "a beginning, a middle and an end". And when Hollywood decides to go wild and add something else to that concept, it usually ends up spoiling the movie. They did it in this flick. I'm not about to reveal anything but it has to do with Jason Biggs character.

Still, the movie has it's moments. All ghost movies has that in common that there comes a time when a medium or similar relates what the ghost is saying to a loved one who can't see it. We saw it done better in "Ghost" with Demi More, Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg, and more recently in much funnier movie "Ghosttown", with Ricky Gervais. This movie has that scene too, but the disappointing script passes over it too quickly and with not much result for the plot.

The highlight of the movie is the acting of two leads; Paul Rudd and the surprisingly funny Lake Bell.

I've long had a growing admiration for Rudd, who has developed a style similar to that of Chevy Chase at his best. If ever a serious production of sequels to the Fletch movies gets a green light, the casting agent would do wisely in considering Rudd.

Lake Bell is rather new to me, and I was severely impressed by her comedy talent. She could easily be pictured in over-the-top comedy things and take on a female lead over Jim Carreys character in "Dumb & dumber" or Ben Stillers in "There's something about Mary". The Farrelly brothers could have a new star in her.

In conclusion, this film was watchable. "Ghosttown" is a better movie in all considerations, but Rudd and Bell are a joy.

Having seen this film, my first sensation was that of total blankness. Then came a sense of bewilderment, soon followed by anger. What does this film want to say? What message does it want to convey? What was the story about, actually? The plot is, if it exists, complex, incomprehensible, juvenile and messy. The director seems to want to weave the characters destinies together, but fails miserably, causing the viewer to feel bereft of any useful information necessary to understand anything of the story. The acting is not bad, but that doesn't help to keep this utter garbage above surface. Watching this is two hours of your life that you will never get back. Avoid it at all costs.