Despite all the bad reviews that this film is getting, I decided to watch the new Reese Witherspoon popcorn bonanza: "Just Like Heaven." People who take films seriously - e.g. film students/critics - should steer clear from this flawed flick. But I'm not a film student/critic, just an average joe who wants to suspend reality for a while and live another person's fantasy life vicariously. And if you suspend reality and just sit there mindlessly, "Just Like Heaven" is a pretty enjoyable movie.
Nice thing about it is that the film begins with a trite, "ghost-y" plot which later takes a minor twist. That little change in detail provides a distraction and a mini-jolt that gave me the impression that another twist might take place somewhere along the narrative. Unfortunately, it doesn't. The ending is quite predictable, and it has more cheese than my mom's baked macaroni. (And believe me, she DOES load it up with cheese.)
What made the movie interesting is this little accident in one shot featuring Ivana Milicevic. Best known for playing a russian model in "Head Over Heels" and a wisconsin girl in "Love Acutally", she plays Reese's upstairs neighbor who tries to seduce Mark Ruffalo.
In the scene where she does, Ivana was supposed to be wrapped inside a towel that accidentally falls, revealing her nakedness. The thing is, when the towel drops, and she's facing the camera, the framing is off, so the audience can see the big black tape holding together her cleavage and covering her nipples. A number of people in the theater couldn't help but point to the screen, both amused and aghast at this editing flub.
This is the second time I've seen such a movie mishap. The first one was when I saw "Bring it On" on the big screen. In the first scene where Torrance Shipman jumps and loses her top, the cinema print showed the beige plaster enveloping her entire lower breast. Everyone thought it was part of the camera trick, but after watching the video version, it became clear that it was another boob booboo.
Despite all the bad reviews that this film is getting, I decided to watch the new Reese Witherspoon popcorn bonanza: "Just Like Heaven." People who take films seriously - e.g. film students/critics - should steer clear from this flawed flick. But I'm not a film student/critic, just an average joe who wants to suspend reality for a while and live another person's fantasy life vicariously. And if you suspend reality and just sit there mindlessly, "Just Like Heaven" is a pretty enjoyable movie.
Nice thing about it is that the film begins with a trite, "ghost-y" plot which later takes a minor twist. That little change in detail provides a distraction and a mini-jolt that gave me the impression that another twist might take place somewhere along the narrative. Unfortunately, it doesn't. The ending is quite predictable, and it has more cheese than my mom's baked macaroni. (And believe me, she DOES load it up with cheese.)
What made the movie interesting is this little accident in one shot featuring Ivana Milicevic. Best known for playing a russian model in "Head Over Heels" and a wisconsin girl in "Love Acutally", she plays Reese's upstairs neighbor who tries to seduce Mark Ruffalo.
In the scene where she does, Ivana was supposed to be wrapped inside a towel that accidentally falls, revealing her nakedness. The thing is, when the towel drops, and she's facing the camera, the framing is off, so the audience can see the big black tape holding together her cleavage and covering her nipples. A number of people in the theater couldn't help but point to the screen, both amused and aghast at this editing flub.
This is the second time I've seen such a movie mishap. The first one was when I saw "Bring it On" on the big screen. In the first scene where Torrance Shipman jumps and loses her top, the cinema print showed the beige plaster enveloping her entire lower breast. Everyone thought it was part of the camera trick, but after watching the video version, it became clear that it was another boob booboo.
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