Romantic Comedy That's Actually Funny

Over Her Dead Body (2008)

1) Paul Rudd - The guy is always funny, even when the script is lacking and this movie is no exception. His dialogue was witty, it's just a shame the story could've been a whole lot better, but on such a poor premise I don't know how much more the writers could've done anyways.

2) Lake Bell - I had never heard of her before this, since she was mostly a TV actress in the US, but her character was extremely likable, attractive and funny. She showed she can make a good romantic comedy love interest, as she is not only good looking but can actually live up to the comedy part of a "rom-com", unlike most female leads who are just there to look good and can't act at all. I will be checking out her prior and future work to see if she has any dramatic merit as well, but it looks as though she could become pretty big in Hollywood if she develops better taste in the movies she picks.

Also, Eva Longoria Parker was pretty horrible in this, but she had a thankless task with the character she was given. I don't think too many actresses could have done much more with the role, it was just badly written and completely unsympathetic.

The acting basically saved what was a terrible script, premise and movie in general. Lake Bell and Paul Rudd had good chemistry and the movie had a good heart and was really funny in plenty of places, but most of those scenes involved Jason Biggs, Paul Rudd and Lake Bell playing off of one another. Longoria was the odd one out and most scenes involving her were the worst ones of the movie.

I gave this movie a 7 for the acting and the strong lead performances of Bell and Rudd who, had this script focused more on instead of the dead girlfriend, could've made it even better. Maybe it should've been made as a comedy/drama and focused on how Rudd gets over Longoria's death and Bell's journey to help him do it, but as it is, it's not bad by any means and should make a good date movie or rental.



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