Over Her Dead Body - Thoughts

After having seen the trailer for Over Her Dead Body, I decided to give the movie a watch as it came across as funny and entertaining. In the cast was Lake Bell, whom I had previously seen only in TV serials, and in relatively more serious roles. So that made for additional reason. Following an accident and the death of his fiancée on their wedding day, Henry remains detached and to himself for over a year. His sister in an effort to set things right talks him into meeting a psychic, Ashley, who would help him reach out to his dead fiancée, and talk through unresolved matters, thus helping him achieve closure. What she does not intend for is the attraction between Henry and Ashley. Also unplanned is the resurfacing of his dead fiancée who isn’t overly keen on this new union.


Overall a good movie to watch, keeping in mind that you’re looking for 95 minutes of light fun and not something outstanding or novel. The movie had all the usual bits that you’d expect from a romantic comedy, girl and guy meet and unexpectedly fall in love. There are obstacles they have to overcome to keep things up, and eventually one feels betrayed by the other who should have come clean on a certain secret. They break things off, miss each other plenty, and eventually the last minute dash, to get the girl at the airport moments before she leaves. The interesting twist here being that the obstacle is the spirit of the guy’s ex-girlfriend who died on the day of their wedding. If like me you’ve seen the trailer you’ll be a little let down, as the trailer presents the movie as being a lot more up-beat and fast paced. The movie is in actuality moderately paced, with several slower moments.

Playing the role of the nice guy who’s sad and not willing to move on was Paul Rudd (knocked Up / Forgetting Sarah Marshall). His love interest, the fun, casual, not so successful psychic played by Lake Bell (Boston Legal – Season 1). Eva Longoria was Kate, his crazy, bossy, totally hyper ex-girlfriend (of Desperate Housewives fame). The chemistry between the three made for some entertaining moments.

Technically the quality was pretty decent. The colors seemed lively in certain scenes like the grocery store with the backdrop of peppers of various colors. Otherwise it was just about acceptable overall, with skin tones seeming a little flat. The aspect ratio was standard widescreen with the usual widescreen letterboxing. The soundtrack was sufficient, with the English Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ensuring that all dialogues were clear and audible. The pace was moderate to slow, and set the mood for the movie. Again, the DVD I was watching was a Region 1 US release.

My Recommendation: Watch It (An entertaining flick, if you have 95 minutes to spare)