We Have a Ghost (2023) - Review
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© Netflix 2022
Directed by: Christopher Landon
Written by: Christopher Landon
Starring: David Harbour, Jahi Winston, Tig Notaro, Erica Ash, Jennifer Coolidge, Faith Ford, Niles Fitch, Isabella Russo, Steve Coulter, Anthony Mackie
Runtime: 126 min
Synopsis: Finding a ghost named Ernest haunting their new home turns Kevin's family into overnight social media sensations. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of Ernest's past, they become a target of the CIA.
© Netflix 2022
Editor's Note: Original review was written for That Shelf. Full article can be found below.
REVIEW SUMMARY
We Have a Ghost holds a fun concept and a charming cast, but Christopher Landon disappoints with a disjointed, overlong, easily forgettable story. The incessant attempts to approach various subject matters through different genres destroy a screenplay that garnered attention for the simplicity of its premise, but which ends up becoming an unnecessarily complex mess without any idea of what it wants to be. Wasting David Harbour as a non-speaking ghost is one of many questionable creative decisions in this hard-to-remember Netflix film.
