Movie Review--Just Like Heaven

I loved this movie. I really like Reese Witherspoon in pretty much anything she is in, and I like most romantic comedies. This romantic comedy was rather unique in that one member of the couple wasn't quite physically present.

Reese Witherspoon plays a doctor, Elizabeth, who is totally wrapped up in her work, to the exclusion of any kind of personal life. One night after an especially long shift, Elizabeth is driving to her sister's and gets in an accident.

David (Mark Ruffalo) is a widower who is still grieving the loss of his wife. He rents a furnished apartment in San Francisco largely based on the fact that he likes the couch. He then proceeds to veg out and make a mess of the place.

He then discovers he has a roommate, a bossy young woman who insists that he's in her apartment and is highly indignant about the mess he is making, especially his failure to use a coaster. At first he assumes that there is a misunderstanding, but then he realizes that his roommate can pass through solid objects. She also has a tendency to appear and disappear at will. David then believes she must be a ghost and tries to help her pass over to the other side. He checks out an occult bookstore and even has a priest do an exorcism, but nothing works.

Elizabeth realizes that her ability to pass through solid objects is rather odd, but still believes that she is alive somehow. Unfortunately, she cannot remember who she was before; at first she cannot even remember her name. So she enlists David's help to figure out who she was and what happened to her. They fall in love, but realize that they may never really be able to be together and that time is running out.

The movie is sweet and touching, as well as funny. Ruffalo and Witherspoon are great together. I also thought Jon Heder was hilarious as Darryl, a psychic and medium who works in a occult bookstore. I would definitely consider it a "chick flick" (the best kind of movie in my opinion). I highly recommend it.