Advantages: an intriguing storyline Disadvantages: disappointing characters
I knew I was taking a bit of a risk reading ?A Ghost at the Table?, as it does not fit in with the usual books I read. However, I like to extend my reading horizons at times, the blurb on the back of the book was quite intriguing and it had received a number of good reviews so there was a good deal of promise. I?m not going to say that I disliked the book, because I didn?t, but it just didn?t grab me in the way that lots of books do and as a consequence, I admit to finding it hard going. I hate to give up on a book though so I did stick with it but it was a bit hard work at times!
The Ghost at the Table is set in the US and is written by Suzanne Berne, who has won the Orange Prize for another of her novels. It takes place one Thanksgiving and focuses on a highly dysfunctional family as they get together to celebrate. The story is told ...
Advantages: Whoopi Goldberg is fab Disadvantages: out of date and no longer cutting it
Film - Ghost
Stars - Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg
Plot - Molly and Sam are madly in love. One night while walking home Sam is shot by a man attempting to steal his wallet and dies. But this isnt the end of Sam, as he becomes trapped somewhere between life and death. Noone can hear or feel him, except for psychic phoney Oda Mae Brown who discovers she does in fact have the supernatural gift. With her reluctantly helping him, Sam realises that his death was more than a straight forward mugging and must act quickly in order to save Molly from danger.
Whats it like? - This is a film that people have gone on about to me for years and so I was eager to see it at last. Sadly it didn't perform for me. I was surprised to see this was made in 1990 as it has a much earlier 80's feel about it and is very dated. Its also ...
fionad86 15.10.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Ghost (DVD)
Advantages: Good Characters, good dialogue decent performances Disadvantages: predictable
Synopsis
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead loves freedom, fun and women--in that order. A committed bachelor who thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call, Connor's mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for his kid brother, Paul, and a houseful of well wishers on the eve of Paul's wedding. Just when it looks like Connor may single-handedly ruin the wedding, he is visited by the ghosts of his former jilted girlfriends, who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through his failed relationships-past, present and future. Together they attempt to find out what turned Connor into such an insensitive jerk and whether there is still hope for him to find true love... or whether he really is the lost cause everyone thinks he is.
Film
The film begins on a photo shoot. Celebrity photographer Connor Mead ...
