Looking for a fun night out? Two comedies worth checking out: In Ghost Town, Ricky Gervais (the guy who brought The Office over the pond) plays Bertram Pincus, a cranky dentist who dies for (almost) seven minutes; when he comes to he discovers - to his great dismay - that he can see ghosts. And they can talk to him. These nether world spirits all want something from Doctor Pincus, and the general idea is that he has to find his humanity by helping dead people, and then he can get the girl. It’s sort of like Groundhog Day if you forget all the depth and insight, and overlook the fact that there is really no chemistry between Gervais and Tea Leoni (she plays the girl). Still, there are some good laughs and overall this is a fun movie to watch. First-rate supporting performances: watch for SNL vet Kristin Wiig playing the surgeon.
On a much darker note, Burn After Reading is the Coen Brothers comedic outing and it is essentially a big goof, like the directors invited a bunch of A List stars down to their studio and told them to go ahead and have a good time (cast list includes Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Richard Jenkins, John Malkovich and Tilda Swinton). The movie barely makes sense, the characters do things no one would ever do, but there are some memorable, laugh out loud moments. It’s not Fargo but if you like the Coen Brothers you will have a good time. Fair warning to the sensitive and uninitiated: there is some nasty, gory stuff in this film, be prepared to avert your eyes now and then; it won’t affect your enjoyment of the movie.
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