Just Like Heaven **1/2
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Waters, Jon Heder
Director: Mark Waters
Running Length: 1:35
MPAA Classification: PG-13

Elizabeth Martinson (Witherspoon) puts in long days as a doctor. She does this all the time and by all accounts has no life outside of her job. One night, after being sent home after an expecially long shift, her car meets an oncoming truck head on.

David Abbott (Ruffalo) is a quiet, sad man who moves into Elizabeth's afartment that is being leased on a month-to-month basis. More often than not he has a beer in his hand, and is nursing some personal pain. One thing he did not bargain for with the apartment is the sudden appearance of Elizabeth's spirit. It shows up demanding to know why he is there.

Soon it becomes apparent to David that Elizabeth is a ghost. Elizabeth is, at first, reluctant to acknowledge it, but eventually comes around. Then the two set off to find out what happened to her and why David is the only one that can see her.

This movie is a bit of a mixed bag in terms of quality. Witherspoon and Ruffalo, veterans of the romantic comedy, do the best with what they are given, and come off as quite likeable. The story, on the other hand, does not always work. The biggest problem here is the happy ending that is unbelieveable. The nitpicker in me also has to complain about the "ghost rules". Elizabeth's character freely walks through or sits on furnature as the story demands. There is no logic to it, and while this is only a romantic comedy, at least it should stay true to its own rules.

That is not to say that "Just Like Heaven" is awful. There are plenty of scenes to make you chuckle, and there is a chemestry between the leads. But, at its best, this is just an average romantic comedy.