OVER HER DEAD BODY
RYAN: We were hell-bent on seeing this film over our dead bodies. Wait, that makes no sense. “Over Her Dead Body” stars the newly named Eva Longoria Parker, who will heretofore be known as ELP.
CAROLINE: It also stars Paul Rudd and Lake Bell, who is new on the scene. She’s in a spread in my issue of InStyle and I had no idea who she was until now.
RYAN: She’s been on several TV series including season one of “Boston Legal,” and now she’s pulling a Katherine Heigl and starring in a movie.
CAROLINE: Too bad it’s not nearly as cute and funny as “27 Dresses.” In fact, it’s just out-and-out bad.
RYAN: This movie is so overacted from the first scene that it’s painful. It’s almost like a high school production.
CAROLINE: Totally! There’s a scene early on between Lake Bell and “American Pie’s” Jason Biggs in the kitchen where I felt like I was watching two amateurs do a scene for an acting class. It was beyond awkward. If it weren’t for Paul Rudd, I’m not sure I would have made it through this movie.
RYAN: He really is the gem of this film. He’s much more natural than the others, and he sells his lines better.
CAROLINE: He’s also naturally hilarious, as we’ve seen in movies like “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” I sensed in some scenes that even he knew 
how bad this movie was. As he was delivering his lines, I’m sure he was thinking, “Why the hell am I in this movie? I’m so much funnier than this.”
RYAN: Having said that, Lake Bell is gorgeous. She reminds me of Idina Menzel. I loved her on “Boston Legal” so it’s nice to see her again.
CAROLINE: I can’t decide if this Lake Bell is pretty or a little mannish.
RYAN: She’s pretty.
CAROLINE: But sometimes a little mannish in the face. I like her hair a lot though, and she’s got a great bod. I saw her on Letterman earlier this week, and she seems cool.
RYAN: ELP has so much shtick in this movie; she’s just like Gabrielle on “Desperate Housewives.” I just want to see if she can actually act. I’d love to see her in a role where she’s not all dolled up and she’s not screaming at people all the time, but I don’t know if anyone will give it to her. Challenge to Hollywood: Get that ELP out of a dress and makeup and let’s see what happens.
CAROLINE: And as you pointed out to me in the first scene of the film, her hair and skin color match exactly. It’s a bizarre yellow/orange/brown combo. Ease up on the spray tanning, honey.
RYAN: Overall, this is a very slapsticky movie that mostly relies on lowest common denominator humor. And let the record show ELP is not the star of this movie. It really belongs to Lake Bell based on the sheer fact she has a much, much larger role.
CAROLINE: LBH, let’s be honest, it’s a complete rip-off of “Ghost” and “Just Like Heaven,” though not anywhere near as good. Bottom line?
RYAN: This movie is a complete waste of time. There were a few cute moments and I like the cast, but sorry ELP, you picked a real dud. If you absolutely must, people, rent it or wait for its cable premiere.
CAROLINE: They were lucky to get Paul Rudd in this film. As for Lake Bell, everyone needs to get a start in their film career somewhere, and she’s getting hers in a crap movie. What can you do?