Just Like Heaven (2005)

From Mark Waters, the director of "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday," comes the new romantic comedy "Just Like Heaven," starring Reese Witherspoon ("Legally Blonde," "Vanity Fair") and Mark Ruffalo ("13 Going on 30," "Collateral").

When David (Mark Ruffalo) sublet his quaint San Francisco apartment, the last thing he expected—or wanted—was a roommate. He had only begun to make a complete mess of the place when a pretty young woman named Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) suddenly shows up,...

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What happens when you take "Ghost Dad," remove Bill Cosby and inject Reese Witherspoon? You get "Just Like Heaven," a fluffy little romantic comedy that attempts little to be original but still manages to be mildly entertaining. Full movie review »

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Anonymous says:

February 15, 2006

Reese Witherspoon may be only about 5'4" but she is such a ball of fire that she fills the screen like Shaquille O'Neal, especially when she is given a great role like June Carter in "Walk the Line" where she scores a triple-double in my book (extending the basketball metaphor). This film is no exception. She is the shining star, but her supporting cast is not too shabby either, including Mark Ruffalo, who is a subtler, more low key perfect compliment to the feisty Reese, who gives a (pardon the pun) spirited performance.

As a romantic comedy, this film is one of the better ones. It is crisp, energetic, wryly funny, and it pulls off what could have been a sappy premise by having some real emotional substance. It largely avoids most of the the annoying cliches of romantic comedy, including, especially, falling in bed and having sex (the premise of the film provides a perfect excuse to avoiding this cliche). As a matter of fact, sex scenes are to romantic comedy what car chases are to action adventure, an overused, tired-out, tedious cliche. Fortunately, we are spared that in this film and are treated to a light-on-its-feet, sweet, original storyline. The cinemaphotography is first-rate and adds some real class to a classy script and cast. Admittedly, this is light fare but there is nothing wrong with that. While I do not consider this among the great films I have seen, it does what it does about as well as it can. So, guys, I speak as hard drinking, outdoors, roughneck kind of guy--you can be a real man and still enjoy a good romantic comedy, especially if it is as good as this one. And your female companion I am sure will concur with your opinion and you should be able to spend an enjoyable evening watching "Just Like Heaven."

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Anonymous says:

September 23, 2005

I went in with expectations of this comedy being mildly humorous and not too original or extravagantly executed.
Wrong. In a word, I was just plain wrong.
Its a slow build up, making you laugh at varying scenes, evolving into this very captivating romance that pushes the limits right to the end. Everytime I thought it was near over, it kept going and getting better all the while - a real rarity in romantic comedies these days. It just got funnier and funnier towards the climactic end. And, you see this original although sappy idea of a story being PERFECTLY executed to the point that you never once question its ridiculousness.
And the supreme bonus, you are rewarded with the most touching romantic movie I've seen in at least a year. I suddenly find myself in love with Reese (Phillipe) Witherspoon, and if I were a girl, I've no doubt I'd feel the same for Mark Ruffalo. This movie was that good!

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Anonymous says:

September 18, 2005

The movie was really good! It was not what i thought it was going to be. I was expecting hilarious but it turned out that it was more dramatic then was funny. I would reccomend it.

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