The other night Bossy rented the 2008 release Ghost Town. The movie begins with a title and stuff. And actors.
Greg Kinnear plays a man. He is on the phone. He does other stuff too. For approximately one hour and 42 minutes.
Bossy’s husband Ricky Gervais plays a man with a British accent. He wears a lot of white. He sometimes wears other colors, though.
Kristen Wiig plays a closet lesbian news anchor. On Saturday Night Live. Here she is not that, but she is still nervous as a cat in a bag.
And then in the beginning or the middle or the end of Ghost Town, Greg Kinnear and Bossy’s husband Ricky Gervais meet. And they meet having something to do with her:
Téa Leoni plays a woman. A cute cute cute gah how can they make them this cute woman. She is very convincing as a cute woman.
Bossy didn’t catch this guy’s name, but he plays a divorced guy with kids. On a cancelled TV show from the 90s. And in that show, he falls in love with a divorced woman with kids but the two of them were always too busy dropping the telephone from their shoulders and cleaning up spilled cereal to spend much time together. Bossy’s mom doesn’t like his upturned nose.
And these people are character actors. Some of them got paid extra to speak. One of them may or may not have been nude.
In Bossy’s humble opinion, Ghost Town gets five stars, two thumbs up, and one actor’s upturned nose. Rent today!
dgm says
April 3, 2009 at 8:26 amGah! You spoiled it for me when you said your husband Ricky Gervais has a British accent. Now what’s the use in watching it?
Philly says
April 3, 2009 at 8:35 amDoes Bossy rent her movie at Redbox to save money? If not she most def should!!
bossy's friend martha says
April 3, 2009 at 8:43 amRicky Gervais and his gagging….cracks me up!
BOSSY says
April 3, 2009 at 8:52 amOh, now Bossy’s friend Martha went and spoiled everything.
Florida Liz says
April 3, 2009 at 9:11 amThat’s one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a while. The scene you show with Ricky Gervais and Kristen Wiig had me laughing so hard I had to back up the movie because I missed some of the dialogue after. So many good lines / good characters. 5 stars and all thumbs up!
MidLifeMama says
April 3, 2009 at 9:12 amBill Campbell. MidLifeMama first fell in love with his upturned nose in “Rocketeer”.
Dawn in Austin says
April 3, 2009 at 9:29 amI loved this movie! The conversations with Kristen Wiig were hilarious!
Elizabeth says
April 3, 2009 at 9:50 amI reviewed this movie. You did a much better job. Don’t hate me but I hope the people that send me movies to review don’t read this post or I’ll be out of a job
“Only floss the teeth you want to keep”!
Miz Booshay says
April 3, 2009 at 9:52 amOh my gosh…the great dane and the gagging….
almost peed my pants.
I liked it very well.
I laughed. I cried. I wrote down quotes.
What happens matters.
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
~ Einstein
Maria says
April 3, 2009 at 10:06 amWe were wondering if that is Jackie Beauvoir Kennedy Onassis in a nurses uniform in the last picture. To the middle left. Cause it looks like it. And the movie is called Ghost Town.
zelzee says
April 3, 2009 at 10:24 amGhostTown looks better than my last pick of……..can’t remember the name……something about dating/nudity/drinking/beaches/bikinis/threesomes/lust/aliens/sawed off shotguns/everyone dies in the end…………..
Oh wait, I think that’s every movie thats out there!
Kelly at The Glass Dragonfly says
April 3, 2009 at 10:27 amWe watched it expecting the worst for some reason. We were surprised and quite liked it.
bossy's friend martha says
April 3, 2009 at 10:28 am….sorry…
noe says
April 3, 2009 at 11:15 ami have to wonder…
how many husbands does bossy have???
lol
(i’m all stuck on George CLooney – who’s the hottie of the hotties!)
kate says
April 3, 2009 at 11:15 amwhat show in the 90s was he in? because i might want to rent that.
Reeb says
April 3, 2009 at 11:27 amMaria/10 — The nurse on the left looks like Judy Garland to me. Except it can’t be, she’s dead.
Just added this to my netflix list. Which is already so long as to keep me (us) occupied for the next several centuries. Thanks for the review!
Eliza says
April 3, 2009 at 11:42 amThe naked character actor looks like a young Stephen King. If Stephen King ever smiled.
Lisa says
April 3, 2009 at 11:47 amI agree with you Bossy! Ghost Town was excellent. A movie with a message.
Faiqa says
April 3, 2009 at 11:49 amI loved this movie. Your review made me love it even more.
foolery says
April 3, 2009 at 11:50 amLooks like it’s time to clean the oatmeal out of my movie player thingy and rent a movie.
Dharmamama says
April 3, 2009 at 12:07 pmOhhh… Tea Leoni. Ai chihuahua. I didn’t know she was in this! I’ve *loved* her since I watched Flirting with Disaster years ago.
I know what we’re watching on movies on demand this weekend!
Momo Fali says
April 3, 2009 at 12:31 pmThere are a lot of people in that picture. It doesn’t look much like a Ghost Town to me.
Lizzy says
April 3, 2009 at 12:48 pmYou put two thumbs up that guy’s upturned nose? Wait… what?
I fluffy pink heart Ricky Gervais too. BBC The Office = true love.
Cactus Petunia says
April 3, 2009 at 1:26 pmI just moved it to the top of my Netfix queue!
Manic Mommy says
April 3, 2009 at 1:28 pmNever heard of it. But I do love Greg Kinnear. I’m watching Bond, James Bond tonight. We’ll see if I catch a single word of dialogue.
Cat says
April 3, 2009 at 1:33 pmI like to be married to a funny man, and Ricky Gevais is very funny, but not funny enough to make up for his looks. Or lack of looks.
Camille says
April 3, 2009 at 2:10 pmI most surely will, BOSSY! Thanks for the review!
Linda says
April 3, 2009 at 2:25 pmSee — I knew you would like that movie!
blog princess g says
April 3, 2009 at 4:32 pmTea Leoni may do cute well, but she’s no Bossy.
Kimi says
April 3, 2009 at 4:49 pmBilly Campbell, and the show was Once and Again – LOVED that show!!!!!
Kelly says
April 3, 2009 at 5:26 pmI adored this movie. When Ricky’s at Tea’s house and her dog is all panting in his face and she sprays the room freshener and he’s all retching, I fell off the couch.
And how could David Duchovny have cheated on her, that bastard (who I still kind of love anyway, the jerk).
the cheap chick says
April 3, 2009 at 6:04 pmListen, sister, you just back AWAY from my husband. Ricky is MINE, and always has been. Him, and Viggo Mortenson and Gerard Butler. Just call me Big (Girl) Love.
Mr Farty says
April 3, 2009 at 6:19 pmBossy’s husband is Ricky Gervais? You’re having a laugh!
…which only works if you’ve seen Extras.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
April 3, 2009 at 8:25 pmWhat is this thing you call a movie? Around here, the name for the television viewing area is called Ghost Town.
CupcakeMurphy says
April 3, 2009 at 10:05 pmOnce and Again! That show was called Once and Again and it was my PASSION for quite some time until it got dumped. It also starred Sela Ward who is my sister’s arch enemy for unexplained reasons because they have never met.
Marinka says
April 4, 2009 at 12:18 amI’m waiting for the book.
Dorrie says
April 4, 2009 at 9:20 amNot only was it a great movie, it had great background music too.
Helen+ilana=Hi says
April 4, 2009 at 2:32 pmI love Ricky’s teeth……..when he smiles and you see that cute little crooked one…… um what were talking about………….oh yeah right …………..he was screamingly funny. Can I give GhostTown more stars like say 9….. no…………….okay then the 5 have to be really ones! ***** (use yer ‘magination)
katie schwartz says
April 4, 2009 at 4:15 pmLove a bossy dame. I’ll have to re-rent it because 10 minutes into it, I couldn’t get into it.
imadonk says
April 4, 2009 at 10:05 pmIs that Ann Coulter? I absolutely can’t watch it if HE’S in it.
pam says
April 5, 2009 at 10:36 pmoh i loved it too! i’ve watched it 5 times now and laugh every time.
Ms. T. says
April 6, 2009 at 9:00 amBest movie review ever.
Jim says
January 25, 2010 at 8:29 pmRIcky and Wiig…. how can it not be good??