We first see Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear) talking on his phone while he strides down the street. All of a sudden, Frank is run over by a bus and killed and is immediately transformed into a 'ghost.' Meanwhile, Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) a dentist with appalling people skills (which might explain why he's still single) dies unexpectedly but is miraculously revived after seven minutes. When he wakes up he discovers that he has the ability to see ghosts. If that's not enough, these ghosts all want something from him. Even more infuriating, he has no way of avoiding them, either. Frank, meanwhile, is painfully aware that his widow, Gwen, is planning to re-marry. A situation Frank is extremely unhappy about, but powerless to prevent. However, Frank has a plan, Maybe, just maybe, he can persuade Bertram Pincus to strike up a friendship with Gwen, and, hopefully, break up the relationship. What Frank doesn't know is that Bertram Pincus is the last man he should have latched onto to accomplish this fraught and sensitive task. Gervais has some funny lines, but basically, Gervais is content to fall back on the routines that he first used in the English sitcom: "The Office." While Greg Kinnear as Frank is merely irritating. The denouement is as tired as it is predictable.
Review of Ghost Town
