A man dies in a car accident and becomes a silent ghost draped in a white sheet who returns to his home. Dialogue is almost nil. Most scenes are painfully slow and dull. I loathe that I spent 10 minutes of my life watching Rooney Mara eat a pie ad- nauseum. I had a date and was sort of humiliated that I'd recommended this movie...it's terribly slow, uneventful, confusing and disinteresting. It was tedious viewing that frustrated both of us with its lack of continuity, long pauses and incoherent story. We probably would've enjoyed "Wish Upon" better although it has lower ratings. The positive: If you want to fall asleep Ghost Story is a wonderfully assistive device. It never perks up and it's as dead as the protagonist. This ghost is profoundly boring and pathetic, tragic melancholy is okay but this is unbearable. The ghost just stands around silent and shuffles around one location indefinitely. Casey Afflect had more intrigue in Manchester By The Sea and that film was nearly as tranquilizing as this snoozer is. The Positive: The acting and set... is pretty good, probably because it's so minimal, there's not much going on. It makes one think about the afterlife, and can generate conversation. Numerous other films can manage that task better. It's not worth the price of watching in a theater. Rent it instead of taking Nyquil some night. It will be in a box soon and forgotten more quickly than you can say "I paid $1.50 to watch THIS crap!?!?".
Review of A Ghost Story
