Lacks the kind of forceful, attention-grabbing chemistry that elevates a movie in this genre from a passable diversion to a lasting source of entertainment.
63
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Observer
Ghosts finishes well, and the familiar McConaughey heel-grows-a-heart story arc is engaging.
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Mostly clunky and vaguely unsavory.
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It's not particularly funny to hear women described and valued exclusively in terms of their function as disposable sexual partners. A lot of Connor's dialogue is just plain sadistic and qualifies him as that part of an ass it shares with a doughnut.
At least Douglas has a good time bringing the smarminess that McConaughey so studiously avoids.
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The movie clumps through one witless if not wince-evoking sequence after another without the relief of laughter.
30
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
Ghosts indeed: This romantic comedy by name alone attempts to make funny – not to mention culturally relevant – the kind of swinging-dick misogyny that went out of fashion years ago.
20
New York Daily News
New York Daily News
Douglas is the only one who looks like he's actually having fun with the dim-witted script.
0
Village VoiceMelissa Anderson
Village VoiceMelissa Anderson
Above all, it will make you long for a day when studio movies about relationships feel like they are by and for adults who have actually been in one.