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Over Her Dead Body (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Over Her Dead Body (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:1.6613
Avg Critic Score:1.5192

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Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
To fashion an endearing romantic comedy, there are only a few simple rules to be followed: find two likeable leads whose chemistry sizzles, provide them with a simple framework that allows them to gradually fall for each other in such a way that the ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair) Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Over Her Dead Body casts Eva Longoria as Kate, a bitchy would-be bride who dies in a freak ice-sculpture accident on the day of her wedding to Henry (Paul Rudd). A year later, Henry finds himself falling for a klutzy psychic ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine) KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
A bride on her wedding day, fussing over her wedding arrangements like the textbook control freak that she is, has a bizarre, fatal accident just before the ceremony: a decorative, wingless angel-shaped ice sculpture falls off the back of a truck, ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
The line is fine between cute and annoying. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at The Arizona Republic
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mind kids-in-mind
A man (Paul Rudd) is devastated when his fiancée (Eva Longoria Parker) is killed in a freak accident on their wedding day. Unable to let go and move on with his life, he is persuaded to seek help from a psychic (Lake Bell) who tries to communicate with ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at kids-in-mind

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Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Betty Jo Tucker) ReelTalk (Betty Jo Tucker)
I believe thereâs a large group of viewers looking for movies like this. Unfortunately, Over Her Dead Body will probably not satisfy most of them. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at ReelTalk (Betty Jo Tucker)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips) Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Iâve read poker described as a game of âincomplete information.â Thatâs how it is with acting. It, too, is a game of incomplete information. We think we know what to expect from a performerâs on-screen persona, but the good actorsâthe ones int ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig) USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Supposedly one of the titles bandied around before the filmmakers came up with Over Her Dead Body was Ghost Bitch. The switch might reflect the shift in focus from Eva Longoria Parker's gratingly one-note character to the awkward but rather endearing ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey) Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Eva Longoria Parker as a Bridezilla who has a lethal encounter with an ice sculpture and in the afterlife intimidates women from dating her fiance? That's the plotline of Over Her Dead Body, a one-eyelash-above-average supernatural rom-com starring ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice Village Voice
Nobody was clamoring for this Blithe Spirit revival but, real talk, it's a fine hiatus from earthly thought. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Village Voice
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Parent Previews Parent Previews
Romances with dead characters are often used to give the person who has departed this life one last chance to communicate with their grieving lover. In this ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Parent Previews
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Why is nobody utterly in awe of ghosts in "Over Her Dead Body" and so many other ghostcoms? Here is a supernatural manifestation from another realm, and everybody treats it as a plot device. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for MSNBC (Alonso Duralde) MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)
Supernatural romantic comedy offers a few laughs here and ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson) Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
The multiplex is suddenly awash in movies anchored by Katherine Heigl, Dianes Keaton and Lane, Queen Latifah and now Eva Longoria Parker, star of "Over Her Dead ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley) Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias) The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
It's said that opposites attract, but for the brief period they're onscreen together in the dire comedy Over Her Dead Body, Eva Longoria Parker and Paul Rudd are one of the more bizarrely mismatched couples in recent memory. With her scarily toned ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray) About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
A bride killed by an angel made of ice on her wedding day returns to haunt the psychic interested in her would-be hubby in Over Her Dead Body starring Eva Longoria Parker (Desperate Housewives) and the always-charming, ever-dependable Paul Rudd. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. Club The Onion A.V. Club
It's said that opposites attract, but for the brief period they're onscreen together in the dire comedy Over Her Dead Body, Eva Longoria Parker and Paul Rudd are one of the more bizarrely mismatched couples in recent memory. With her scarily toned ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy) EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Romantic ghost stories are a tricky proposition, calling for inspired imagination, light touch, charming performances, all of which are missing from the disappointing romantic comedy "Over Her Dead Body," starring Eva Langoria ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker) Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
A stumbling romantic lark about a bubbly psychic who throws down with the shrill ghost of her boyfriend's former fiancee, "Over Her Dead Body" is a stiff of a supernatural comedy. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf) eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
Among the many things deceased besides the main character in this painful romantic comedy are the screenplay, the direction, most of the performances, and any trace of heart. Itâs a softball of a motion picture, somehow mistakenly ending up in theaters ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin) eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
If youâre in the mood for a generic, bland date movie, then look no further than "Over Her Dead Body," a tepid romantic comedy with a supernatural twist written and directed by Jeff Lowell ("John Tucker Must Die"). If youâre not interested in a generi ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger) efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
âOver Her Dead Bodyâ is a supernatural romantic comedy thatâs guaranteed to make viewers loose their faith in love in this world or the next. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan) MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
That wonderfully hilarious comedy troupe's television show that had that infamous sketch in which John Cleese returns to complain about the parrot he bought: it was dead. "This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be," Cleese says. All ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for The Critical Critics The Critical Critics
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Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (William Goss) eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
One looks at the ads for 'Over Her Dead Body' and finds it difficult to believe that this movie hasnât already been made, at least ten or twenty years ago. See, itâs star (not actress) Eva Longoria Parker laying across the title and beneath the taglin ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for FilmJudge (David Mercier) FilmJudge (David Mercier)
...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at FilmJudge (David Mercier)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw) The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Eva Longoria Parker, of Desperate Housewives fame, is not an obvious comedy turn and the humourless vibe she's giving out here may not be 100% intentional. She plays Kate, the uptight Bridezilla who's killed by a falling ice-sculpture at her own ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Phantom Tollbooth The Phantom Tollbooth
Some films are meant for excellence and some are just what they are. It is like music. Not every song can be Lennonâs âImagineâ or Marvin Gayeâs âWhatâs going onâ. So when a movie like Over Her Dead Body comes along you know what you are ge ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Crust) Los Angeles Times (Kevin Crust)
For what is essentially a screwball comedy, "Over Her Dead Body" is surprisingly uninspired, a frothy concept that offers little satisfaction in the way of execution. There is marginally amusing patter among Bell, Rudd, Sloane and Jason Biggs as Ashley's ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Crust)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais) Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
The kind of movie that wouldnât even hold your attention ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for BBC Films BBC Films
Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria Parker takes a break from Wisteria Lane to appear in Over Her Dead Body, a desperately unfunny farce that doesn't need an audience so much as an exorcist. He'd certainly have his hands full with her character, a bitchy ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at BBC Films
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Associated Press (David Germain) Associated Press (David Germain)
There's life after death for Eva Longoria Parker in "Over Her Dead Body," her first big-screen movie as the top-billed star. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Associated Press (David Germain)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner) ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Disappointing comedy that struggles to overcome the combination of unlikeable characters, a poorly judged, largely unfunny script and a distinct lack of chemistry between the leads. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Suburban Chicago Newspapers (Josh Larsen) Suburban Chicago Newspapers (Josh Larsen)
So far, 2008 has done little to disprove my theory that the romantic comedy is Hollywood's most moribund genre. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Suburban Chicago Newspapers (Josh Larsen)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Newsday Newsday
Even the worst movies are capable of bending the laws of time. Still, there's something really special about the way "Over Her Dead Body" ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Newsday
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen) Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
Over Her Dead Body seems to be loosely based on an old Noel Coward standard, Blithe Spirit, about a couple haunted by the manâs first wife after a medium unleashes her spirit in a botched séance. In Dead Bodyâs case, the guyâs name is Henry (Paul R ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Variety Variety
Deceased fiancee Eva Longoria Parker returns to haunt Paul Rudd's subsequent romantic prospects in "Over Her Dead Body." But what's really spooky is that even the weakest "Desperate Housewives" episode packs more heat than this tepid romantic ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Variety
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Denver Post The Denver Post
That narrow window TV stars have to pick a plum film project to shoot around their ongoing "day jobs" provides a ready excuse for "Over Her Dead Body," a wan, sad-eyed romantic comedy that has Eva Longoria Parker playing a ghost who tries to keep a ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at The Denver Post
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman) The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
The ensemble cast of "Over Her Dead Body" is exuberant enough that one wishes the whole lot of them could have found their way to a better screenplay. As written and directed by Jeff Lowell (making his feature debut), this is an extraordinarily stupid ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
This life-after-death comedy, Eva Longoria Parker's first big-screen movie with top billing, features her as virtually the same prissy, fidgety, high-and-mighty narcissist she plays on "Desperate ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter
A harebrained rom-com diversion offering few laughs and little romance. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies Jam! Movies
Sometimes a movie is so richly, gloriously, flamboyantly stupid that it starts to become fun to watch. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Jam! Movies
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott) The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
There is no question that this movie, the first feature directed by Jeff Lowell, whose screenwriting credits include âJohn Tucker Must Die,â could be much worse. ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Over Her Dead Body (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf) Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Among the many things deceased besides the main character in this painful romantic comedy are the screenplay, the direction, most of the performances, and any trace of heart. It's a softball of a motion picture, somehow mistakenly ending up in theaters ...read the complete Over Her Dead Body movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
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