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the picture.

Of course what keeps this sinking ship afloat is the talented Paul Rudd. Making his dialogue fresh and real, the one truly great decision Jeff Lowell made was letting the actor improvise with his trademark humor. Rudd is single-handedly responsible for the picture's biggest laughs.

Though the production values are sharp, Lowell's music selection is aggravatingly bad. In fact the use of covers like "I Can See Clearly Now" or tracks such as "Move Along" by The All American Rejects comes off like nails on a chalkboard. Clearly the production's budget went to luring the big name TV stars, leaving musical cues as an afterthought.

Even with its paranormal twist on Romantic Comedies, Jeff Lowell can't maintain interest over the picture's relatively short running time. Like most chick flicks, Over Her Dead Body is very bottom heavy, with the light pace of the film slowing down to prepare the characters and audience for the expected conclusion. It doesn't help that the final moment's of the film does nothing to rectify this, cheating a principle character out of their happiness in favor of one last cheap gag that leaves an awful taste in audiences' mouths.

New Line's timely Valentines release of the project should help boost the box office take of Over Her Dead Body. The attraction of the female stars and its cleverly presented concept should draw interest from the female sect; while Paul Rudd's wonderful presence makes this weak romancer tolerable for the males that just couldn't say no Over Her Dead Body.

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