An unchained melody of a film.

Rating: 10/10 (13 October 2005)

After so many movies have made ghosts look evil, it probably was about time for a good ghost. In "Ghost", Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is murdered, only to discover that he is now a ghost - and hubby Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) can't see or hear him. Feeling bummed, he comes across medium Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg), who can hear him. Through these connections, Sam is able to protect Molly after he realizes that her life is in danger.
"Ghost" is the sort of movie that one would expect to be little more than a sappy mess. But they did a good job with it. Whoopi Goldberg seems to be having an especially good time with her role, for which she won a well deserved Oscar. And that pottery scene? Not only does it make one truly appreciate the existence of "Unchained Melody", but "Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear" spoofed it.
One more thing. I saw "Ghost" right after I had just seen "The Sixth Sense". There are some interesting similarities between the two. The obvious one is that they're both about ghosts (maybe also that one stars Demi Moore and the other stars Bruce Willis). But dig this: one was released at the beginning of the '90s, the other at the end of the '90s, and they were both the second highest-grossing movies of their years. Oh well. Maybe I'm the only person who picked up on that. The point is, this is truly a classic.