Yesterday afternoon I decided to go to this movie with friend of mine, because my husband was playing in a golf tournament which lasted for five hours. I loved the movie so much that I decided to ask my husband to take me to see it again. I thought that it was a really funny movie, but at the same time, I could see how heart warming it was. I would recommend the movie to all of my friends and family. Even after the second time that I saw the movie, it ended too soon.

That's exactly how she can say Preston Sturges is seemingly forgotten.

After reading all the glowing reviews for this movie, maybe my expectations were too high, but I felt it was a bit disappointing. The premise had potential, but in the end the whole thing felt a little...lifeless.

I'm not sure why you'd consider this film a throwback to the classic romantic comedies. It's the standard 21st century excuse for a rom-com; a coming-of-age film with a lady-in-waiting. Like Katherine Heigl in Knocked Up, Tea Leoni has no real reason to like Gervais's character and is really just there so that his maturation has a tangible prize at the end.

Gervais carries the film as far as he can but there's really nothing to it. And while the cinematography is prettier than your average comedy, the direction is sub-par; the timing is off and there's no rhythm.

Great review of Ghost Town. How can Zacharek say though that Preston Sturges is "seemingly forgotten"? Has she never watched a Coen Brothers movie?

Thanks for hurrying me to the theater, Ms. Zacharek.

and delighted that Tia Leone got another meaty part ...

I thought she was BRILLIANT in Spanglish ... walking a very tricky line between an overly-conscientious thinks-too-much mom and a repellant hateful self-absorbed I-me-mine shrew ... Too many viewers seemed to see only the latter part of her carefully and well-played character ... I was astonished by her ability to make the character retain glimpses of what made her husband not only marry her, but also choose to stay in the marriage ... and, yes, love her anyway.

I can't wait until the kid(s) get(s) older

The script originally included one but Gervais had three conditions for appearing in the film and one was "I won't kiss anyone" and it was removed. His reasoning was that no-one wants to see him kiss.

I would not have been interested in this movie at all due to the plethora of poor deluded people suffering from schizophrenia and the side effects of medication who seem to be always put in the position of helping dead people, hallucinations, that is, resolve their problems, as in internal projecting, which sure is less bothersome than when thy project their problems onto you.

I think we can thank the pharmaceutical industry for this genre.

You make the film sound as if it is well done, which today, is a rarity.

...in a good way.

"Truly, Madly, Deeply", anyone? And did Juliet Stevenson and Michael Maloney kiss at the end of that?

But instead I will just say .. can't wait.