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(1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 60% Fresh Page   1   B "Quirky and offbeat, Just Like Heaven delivers what you'd expect it to."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 6/10 "Maybe “heaven” is pushing it, but I’d settle for Just Like a Good Bowl of Strawberry Ice Cream."   Freeze Dried Movies   Brian Juergens D- "Romantic comedies can withstand a lot more heart and respect, and this tripe doesn’t bother with either."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf D "Just Like Heaven" perpetuates the Frisco curse that not one great movie has been made in the hilly city since Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo in 1958."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Because Elizabeth inhabits a romantic comedy, her frantic pace and lonely life cannot continue."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "Usually whenever the phrase 'just like' precedes something, it's a nice way of saying it falls short of the real thing."   Kansas City Star   Dan Lybarger 2/4 "Consistently too dumb in its plotting to elicit the sort of enchantment and whimsy it strives for."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman B- "An agreeably cute rom-com."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B- "May not exactly amount to paradise, but at least it's not the purgatorial experience many pictures of this sort are."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A light-hearted and pleasing romantic comedy about two individuals who reach out in the mystery of their relationship and discover new life."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 1.5/4 "Rarely humorous, rarely romantic, and rarely affecting."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 7/10 "[Witherspoon's] in fine form ... but the special prize this time may have to go to Mark Ruffalo."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "The brain activity never dips too low and this funny, charming picture never takes itself too seriously."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   John P. McCarthy 4/5 "Director Mark S. Waters again transcends the expectations of his subject matter to make a sweet surprise of a film that demands rewatching."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3.5/5 "emaciated lead actresses aside, Just Like Heaven is actually a really sweet film"   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B- "The stars certainly prove their worth here, elevating somewhat tepid material which threatens to morph into a right wing Terry Schiavo screed..."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford B "Witherspoon and Ruffalo underplay the broad comedy and their characters’ attraction, which is why their chemistry ultimately proves to be so satisfying."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "[T]he stars of this mind-numbing dull movie deserve so much better than this. Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo do their best to rise above the crap..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Ruffalo and Witherspoon bring conviction to their roles; they’re taking the story seriously and that allows us to do the same."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "Many romantic comedies have a Sleeping Beauty theme, but few as literally as this by-the-book but enjoyable trifle. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 1.5/4 "Waters finds it nearly impossible to generate stimulation from a lovey-dovey narrative formula so lifeless it wouldn't register on any ER equipment."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "Um filminho simpático protagonizado por dois atores carismáticos. E, ainda assim, não é um bom sinal que eu esteja utilizando a palavra 'filminho' para descrevê-lo."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 1.5/5 "With apologies to The Cure… 'Show me show me show me/ How you make a flick/ That has a hackneyed theme,' she said."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 3/5 "This trifling love story is thoroughly ridiculous but still surprisingly enjoyable"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "It weighs down the considerable charms of [Reese] Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo, who might have otherwise gotten it to fly."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux C "Like a romantic comedy Chinese dinner. You watch it, and an hour later you are hungry again for a romantic comedy."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "Just Like Heaven transcends the “chick flick” moniker that it coulda, shoulda had."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 7/10 "Light hearted TV fare that packs more wallop as a beer commercial than a romantic comedy."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 3/5 "Pleasurable despite its problems."   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell B+ "The script is smarter than the typical rom-com, and Waters directs cannily, never letting either the emotion or the comedy get out of control."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 8/10 "It's "Ghost" with giggles, or "Ghostbusters" meets "Sleeping Beauty." Either way, it's an unabashedly romantic. heart-warming, comedic fable."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 0/4 "Just Like Heaven is just awful. It's gonna do great business."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3/4 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2.5/4 Read review   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest 1/5 Read review   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski Read review   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr.  (1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 60% Fresh Page   1