Just Like Heaven 2005

Elizabeth Masterson a dedicated doctor in San Francisco had almost no time for anything. When her sister with two kids set her up on a date she gets into a tragic car crash and gets in a coma. Meanwhile a landscape architect named David Abbott moves into San Francisco and coincidentally into Elizabeths apartment for rent. While at the apartment Elizabeths spirit haunts him. She doesnt remember who she is who her family is and what she did All that she remembered was her apartment and where everything was. To settle the arguments David agrees to figure out who Elizabeth really is. When they get close to figuring out who she is they eventually find love with one another and as they finally know who she really is they learn that fate really has put them both together.

Review

Just saw a preview of this film last night and I have to say I cant wait to see it again. Usually Im not a huge fan of "otherwordly" type films but this one is original and fun. Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon have great chemistry and the script is smart. Hes a depressed landscape architect trying to get his life back together shes a disgruntled spirit wondering what ever happened to hers. After their initial frustrations (she hates how he doesnt use coasters or pick up trash in HER apartment he hates how she appears without notice in what he now considers HIS apartment) they try to piece together the course of events that have left her in this state of limbo. What I loved about this film is David and Elizabeths progression from animosity to genuine affection as they alternately pester then rely on one another. He becomes dedicated to trying to help her despite appearing insane to everyone in San Francisco except for a wonderfully quirky psychic bookstore clerk played by Jon Heder (aka Napoleon Dynamite.) Not since Patrick Swayze quarreled with a Whoopi Goldberg in "Ghost" have I been so amused by a spirit haunting a mere mortal. This is a great chick flick but would work out nice for a date too. Just have a tissue handy!