A lot of fun.

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

First off let me tell you I worked on this movie in a small capacity. I have worked on quite a few television shows and movies in the North Carolina area over the years. I usually don't comment on these things for obvious reasons. But in this case I feel I should point out a few "behind the scenes" items and let you come to your own conclusions. For an smallish independent movie it was quite well organized and planned out. Usually these things are often disorganized messes due to the lack of experience amongst the producers and crew alike. This was not the case. I could see that this feature was going to turn out quite well. It wasn't going to start any fires, but it should have been a decent little story. But this did not happen. I remember many days and nights on the set were miserably cold and/or wet. I also remember that the "second" director (his first time according to IMDb)was often missing on set for long periods of time. I remember this as it was noticed out by several other members of the crew as well. The bulk of the work was done by the first director and the crew, all of whom were very professional and diligent. Yet the first thing I noticed was that movie title has the "second" director's name prominently displayed above the name Ghost Town. Quite strange. Somewhere along the line what I witnessed on the set was not translated into what I just watched.

I tried so hard to watch this movie, but from the beginning things went downhill. The scenes jumped from place to place without any decent dialogue tying the scenes together. I found myself fixed mainly on the ridiculous wig that Dean Teaster wore. The other characters were introduced throughout the movie at mixed intervals, again, without even a telltale sign of who/what/where/when or why they were there. There seemed to be no method to the madness in creating this film. To make matters worse, Dean's wife, Tammy, who played Susie Teaster (the ghost lady)looked every bit as goofy as Dean's wig!! Even her one screaming scene was an utter disaster. Apparently, they thought all the gunfire blazing in between scenes, would make the movie gel. It didn't work. At best, Dean's lucky he didn't throw anymore of his, or anyone else's money away on this project. It really was/is a substandard attempt at movie making.

One would hope that after reading all the comments here that it would sink in to the producer, story creator, director, and actor known as Dean Teaster, that he has a lot to learn. His name is plastered all over this movie, so hit is a safe assumption that he is one to take ultimate responsibility. There is another director mentioned, but having worked on enough sets I can spot a first time director's safety net when I see one. (i.e. he is only mentioned once, is not part of the title on the box, and has directed before) The numerous comments and reviews about Ghost Town all seem to take on a common theme, that all boil down to a fundamental lack of understanding about how a story goes together. Many comment on the incredibly poor job of editing, which is so blatant I am surprised the other editor or producers let it go out in its present form. They are either blind or lack any quality control over the final product. Many comment on the confusing storyline, which can be glimpsed at times but gets lost in the muddied organization of scenes. What I have to add to all of these comments is this: Do not dismiss them. Read them. Absorb what they have to say. Admit that you need a lot of help. Ghost Town shows us a dangerous combination. A fundamental lack of talent coupled with an overly ambitious ego.

There is no doubt that this could have been good. You've got top notch actors and a fairly interesting backdrop. But that's where it ends. First of all the dialog is stilted and awkward. One wonders if the screenwriter has ever really paid attention to who people really talk? Second, as mentioned before so many times, this thing was put together like a five year old assembling a car engine! These two key aspects point to a failure to grasp the basics of film making. Unfortunately, this is not something that can be taught. This is something that is felt at the gut level. Perhaps, after many years of study and careful preparation , using this movie to illustrate mistakes, we might see a title that proclaims Dean Teaster's terribly average movie!