Freaky Friday (2003)
Sep 30, 2003Mother-Daughter Bodyswap Comedy
Enjoyable remake of the 1970s Disney comedy about a mother and daughter who swap bodies. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan nail the swapped roles to perfection
Mark Waters
Just Like Heaven (2005)
Jan 27, 2006Ghost Romantic Comedy
An odd light fantasy romcom where Mark Ruffalo is suddenly haunted by the ghost of Reese Witherspoon as she lies in a comatose state on life support
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Apr 21, 2008Secret World of Magical Creatures
Film version of a popular series of children's books that has a good deal of fun bringing to life a secret world of trolls and goblins
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
May 10, 2009Playboy's Supernatural Redemption/Romantic Comedy
From the period when Matthew McConaughey was coasting through romcoms without making any effort. This rewrites A Christmas Carol where playboy McConaughey is visited by the ghosts of three ex's
Vampire Academy (2014)
Feb 8, 2014School for Vampires
One has zero enthusiasm for this, which has been sold as Twilight meets Harry Potter. Defying expectation, it is written with a sarcastic amusement puncturing its own seriousness and has a great performance from its leading lady, if in the end it is too weighted down by story exposition needed to set up its sequels to ever open up dramatically