It's great to see England's best export since Led Zeppelin land a role in a film that keeps him on screen longer than fifteen minutes. His character, Bertrum Pincus, is the kind of role actors usually take for a quick buck. If he were played by Matthew McConaughey, Bertrum would be just another jerk, but in Gervais' capable hands his mean streak is just a little meaner. His selfishness is detestable, but in a way he is also incredibly likable.
Gervais is so good in fact, that the only time I didn't wish Greg Kinnear weren't in the film was when he shared the screen with Gervais. There is something about these movies, that makes most actors sleep walk through them. Gervais (somehow) pulls the best out of everyone he is on screen with - especially Kinnear.
It's always great to see Kristin Wiig get work, especially when she is adding another great cameo to her résumé. Like her work in Knocked Up and Walk Hard,
her role in Ghost Town provides enough laughs to make her memorable no matter how little time she spends on the screen.
The movie has a great soundtrack. You probably have to be a Hangover Cafe listener to really appreciate it, but the soundtrack is full of bouncy acoustic pop songs (honestly, the kind of soundtrack you would expect a movie like this to have) that stop short of being annoying
and is instead a real pleasure.
Like I said, Ghost Town isn't the kind of movie that's going to set the world on fire. In fact, I can pretty much guarantee that you will see at least 15 better movies this year...and that's assuming you see 20 movies this year. However, if your chick is up for a chick flick you could do a lot worse. At least Rickey Gervais will provide you with plenty of laughs. Think of him as Seth Rogen...only British...and 40.
The Greek gives it a B-.
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