- CELEBRITY
- 10:07 AM, Jan 25
The movie is dead on arrival
the film doesn't just fail, it actually gets sillier by the minuteby Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter ]
spiritual comfort food that suggests the dead never leave usby Dennis Harvey [Variety ]
so full of cheats and inconsistencies
sappy script
Read the book instead. Or, if you simply like looking at Zac Efron, buy his calendar
Not so good
memorable mainly for attractive people sailing and smooching against an attractive backdropReview rate : C by Scott Tobias [A.V. Club ]
It's more of a demo reel for Efron than a movie
It's like the religio-kitsch version of a TV tragedy-of-the-weekReview rate : C- by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
it should be a horror movieby A.O. Scott [NY Times ]
it feels more like a film version of a condolence card
In limbo. Every day
heartbreaking weepy
handsomely shot melodramaby Aaron Hillis [Village Voice ]
an enjoyably moist ghost story
a gimmicky glop of sentimental