Umm... yeah.Ghost Town was exactly what I expected it to be. It's a nice, unoriginal feel good, message movie, in which Ricky Gervais is brilliant. Tea Leone is fine, and Greg Kinnear is adequate. The direction left a lot to be desired, but then, it was directed by the writer of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (ugh, I hate that guy.)
The writing was pretty average, the best moments were when Gervais seemed to be improvising. He's just a very talented, hysterically funny comedian.
It's scary; I get home from work and see that my neighbors are sitting out on their front porch or stoop and I sit in my car and pretend to be on the phone until they go inside. I don't really like people, as a rule. I like my family and friends, but I don't make small talk and so I avoid strangers at all costs. I wouldn't go so far as to describe myself as a troglodyte... introvert, maybe or mildly anti-social. I hate when I'm standing in line and someone starts to talk to me. I hate being "forced" to meet new people, at parties, at work, at bars, whatever. I'm not sure what it is. It might be laziness, maybe it's low self-esteem or bad self image... or maybe I just think the person will most likely be a douche. In that respect I can definitely relate with Gervais' character. He's kind of an idiot, though, and a little bit prickish towards the beginning of the movie... I don't think I fit those categories, but I could be wrong.
The movie plays out pretty much as expected. I really liked the take on the idea of "unfinished business", I'm pretty sure there has never been a movie that twisted that concept like Ghost Town does. While it wasn't as funny as I would have liked it to be, it was entertaining and is definitely worth a look.
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