Over Her Dead Body (2008 film)
| Over Her Dead Body | |
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| File:Ohdbp.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jeff Lowell |
| Written by | Jeff Lowell |
| Produced by | Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt, Paul Brooks |
| Starring | Paul Rudd Eva Longoria Parker Lake Bell Jason Biggs Lindsay Sloane |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release dates | February 1, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Over Her Dead Body is a comedy film starring Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Jason Biggs, Lindsay Sloane, Colin Fickes and Stephen Root. It was written and directed by Jeff Lowell. Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) dies on the day of her wedding to fiancé Henry (Paul Rudd). He subsequently begins a relationship with psychic Ashley (Lake Bell) who becomes haunted by Kate trying to sabotage their relationship.
The film was released in the United States and Canada on February 1, 2008.
Plot
Devastated when his fiancee Kate is killed on their wedding day by an angelic sculpture, Henry reluctantly agrees to consult a psychic named Ashley at the urging of his sister Chloe. Despite his skepticism over her psychic abilities, Henry finds himself falling hard for Ashley, and vice versa. But there is a big snag. Ashley is being haunted by Kate's ghost, who considers it her heavenly duty to break up Henry and Ashley's fledgling romance, if it is the last thing she does on this earthly plane. Constant torment from Kate eventually drives Ashley and Henry apart, but the ghost of the sculpter who created the angel that killed her, helps Kate realize that she only wants Henry to be happy. The movie ends with Henry and Ashley getting married and Kate going back to heaven.
Critical reception
The film received generally negative reviews from critics. As of February 1, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 14% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 73 reviews.[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 31 out of 100, based on 27 reviews.[2]
The film received an overall "C" grade from critics on Yahoo! Movies. Matt Pais of the Chicago Tribune called it "The kind of movie that wouldn’t even hold your attention mid-flight." A. O. Scott of the New York Times said "...could be much worse. But it also could have been, with a little more effort, a lot better."
James Berardinelli of ReelViews called it "as mediocre a motion picture as you're likely to find in a multiplex this season." Sean Axmaker of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said "...it's as flat as day-old soda, a comedy completely lacking in bubbles or fizz."
Box office performance
The film opened in eleventh place at the box office with $4,600,000.
External links
- Official site
- Over Her Dead Body at IMDb
- Over Her Dead Body at Rotten Tomatoes
- Over Her Dead Body at Metacritic
- Over Her Dead Body at Box Office Mojo
- Over Her Dead Body at AllMovie
- Movie Review by smartcine.com
- Eva Longoria Parker interview
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- ^ "Over Her Dead Body - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ^ "Over Her Dead Body (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-02-01.