We Have a Ghost doesn't solidify. Attempting comedy horror, family drama, surprise thrills, and some sci-fi, the film is scattered. These overstuffed components feel mediocre, incomplete, and shoehorned. Isolated scenes seem like they should work and the actors are skilled, but the lacking groundwork makes it all unearned. Engagement is confused by the muddled plot, haphazard themes, whiplash tones, and shallow connection. The film ends up saying nothing, wanting a heart but uncommitted to the vulnerability that earns one. We Have a Ghost introduces drama, social commentary, and tropes without really unpacking any of it. Thus, it's a cluster of half-baked ideas.
Technically, We Have a Ghost is inconsistent. Its mostly superficial visuals use angles, composition, movement, and stylized lighting. The editing employs time-lapse, montages, intercuts, and smash inserts, yet its runtime is fluffed and bloated. Its production design adds genre elements, but it's cliche and cheap. The sound utilizes flickering, stings, whooshes, risers, distortion, action, and muffling. Its corny music has needle drops and an emotional resolution like a half-hearted homage. The cast is fairly recognizable but woefully underutilized. Finally, the effects are oddly weak. Overall, We Have a Ghost is generic, messy, and mild - a TV movie that'll be quickly forgotten.
Writing: 4/10
Direction: 4/10
Cinematography: 7/10
Acting: 7/10
Editing: 5/10
Sound: 7/10
Score/Soundtrack: 6/10
Production Design: 5/10
Casting: 6/10
Effects: 4/10
Overall Score: 5.5/10
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