Just Like Heaven

Directed by
Mark Waters

Writing credits
(WGA)
Peter Tolan (screenplay)
Leslie Dixon (screenplay)
Marc Levy (novel "If Only It Were True")

Release Date:
16 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Cast :
ELIZABETH - Reese Witherspoon
DAVID - Mark Ruffalo
JACK - Donal Logue
ABBY - Dina Waters
BRETT - Ben Shenkman
DARRYL - Jon Heder
KATRINA - Ivana Milicevic

Original Sound Track :
1. Just Like Heaven - Katie Melua
2. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - Pete Yorn
3. Lust For Life - Kay Hanley
4. Good Times Roll - The Cars
5. Ghostbusters - Bowling For Soup
6. Brass In Pocket - Kelis
7. I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
8. Strange Invitation - Beck
9. Spooky - Imogen Heap
10. Jungle Fever - Chakachas
11. Bad Case Of Lovin' You - Emerson Hart
12. Colors - Amos Lee
13. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
14. Her Picture - Rolfe Kent
15. David Alone - Rolfe Kent
16. I'm Seeing Someone - Rolfe Kent
17. Machines Don't Know Everything - Rolfe Kent
18. I Remember You - Rolfe Kent

Plot :
Elizabeth Masterson (Reese Witherspoon), a young doctor whose work is her whole life, is involved in a car accident. Three months later, David Abbott (Mark Ruffalo), a landscape architect recovering from the death of his wife, moves into her apartment.

Elizabeth appears to David at the apartment. Though seemingly a normal person, she has ghostly properties and abilities: she can suddenly appear and disappear, move through walls, and once takes over his actions. When they meet, they are both surprised, as Elizabeth is not aware yet of her condition.

For the most part, David is the only one who can see Elizabeth, leading others to believe that he is hallucinating and talking to himself. It is later revealed that one of Elizabeth's young nieces can also sense her presence although she cannot see her.

At first, Elizabeth does not remember anything of her life, and refuses to believe that she is dead. Her memories come back gradually. Together, assisted by Zen-like psychic Darryl (Jon Heder), she and David find out who she is, what happened to her, and why they are connected.

Eventually, they find that her body is in a coma in the hospital. In accordance with her living will, she will soon be taken off life support. Elizabeth's spirit and David, who have fallen in love, manage to prevent this just in time, and she miraculously recovers. However, she doesn't remember anything that happened during the coma or any of the events with David, which leaves him heartbroken.

One day, Elizabeth goes up to her roof and sees David, who got in with the spare key and is finishing up the garden there. Just as he is about to leave, she asks for her key back. When their hands touch, her memory is restored, and they kiss. Before the credits roll, Darryl is shown looking at them in a crystal ball. Darryl is proud and sighs "Righteous".

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