High Spirits
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Movie Reviews of High Spirits
Movie Review: Starts out good, then falls apart
Summary: 2 Stars
I thought the first third or so was pretty good. Peter O'Toole was great at the beginning and I was intrigued to see how the story would play out. But, it started to fall apart after awhile and never really recovers.
The main problem for me was that there were too many characters that never really get developed. You have the castle staff who, while have some fun moments playing the "ghosts" never get a chance to shine. And the multitude of guests also muddle the characterization. They could've done without the priest subplot (although I like Peter Gallagher and Jennifer Tilly).
The cramming of all these characters also leads to dropped plots (they never really resolve the castle-in-monetary-crisis issue), stretched believability (Steve Guttenberg falls in love with Daryl Hannah in 5 minutes and no one in the castle had ever seen a ghost before?), and missed opportunites (I would've liked to see more of Peter O'Toole and his ghost dad, or more of the other ghosts for that matter).
The movie has some funny slapstick and beautiful scenery, but ultimately it just doesn't come together and the result is a silly movie with enough plot threads to make your head explode. It could've been a really good film with a great romantic plot, but it falls short.
Movie Review: Soso
Summary: 2 Stars
I admit, I did not know what to think of the movie as I began to watch it. It is a light humored story about a group of people who live in a castle. The thing is, the castle is going under bankruptsy and the owners are trying to find a way to keep it. So they plan several events "plays" to make this castle haunted. A group of vacationers stay in the hotel to endure the fake gohsts and hauntings. But, as it turns out the castle is actually filled with real gohsts. So, I wouldn't watch this movie again on my own accord because it was kind of dumb. But it does spark a few laughs.