Just Like Heaven

critic Reviews

, 54% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • Delightfully sweet like a lollipop, Just Like Heaven is a dreamy romantic comedy that may give you a toothache when it attempts to broach difficult end of life issues by throwing a cherry on top.
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    J. R. JonesChicago Reader
    The stale premise, combined with the leads’ typecasting, makes for an eminently forgettable date movie.
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    Stella PapamichaelBBC.com
    ... it is refreshing to see a love story played out with sincerity.
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    Andrew SarrisObserver
    See two charming characters make beautiful music together.
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    Sara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
    Well, I did remember one thing, and that was how snazzy the shoes were that Witherspoon wore for nearly the entire picture. Getting a pair of those wouldn't just be great, it might just be heaven.
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    Kyle SmithNew York Post
    Starts out glib and gimmicky but later digs surprisingly deep.
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    David NusairReel Film Reviews
    ...a predominantly forgettable (and thoroughly generic) romcom...
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    Rachel WagnerRachel's Reviews (YouTube)
    It's not like it reinvents the wheel... but I think it is so heartwarming and such a good example of how to do romantic comedy right.
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    Joshua StarnesComingSoon.net
    Just Like Heaven is a typical romantic comedy that stumbles on the problems of being not particularly funny or interesting. It could have been truly heartwarming, but is so heavy handed here that the final result is merely sentimental pap.
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    Cole SmitheyColeSmithey.com
    Just Like Heaven" perpetuates the Frisco curse that not one great movie has been made in the hilly city since Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo in 1958.
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