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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : `Ghost Dad'' is a desperately unfunny film - a strained, contrived construction that left me shaking my head in amazement. How does Bill Cosby, so capable on television, get himself into movie disaster zones like this movie and his previous one, ''Leonard Part 6''? How could Sidney Poitier, a skilled filmmaker with an actor's sense of timing, have been the director of this mess? How did a production executive go for it? Who ever thought this was a good idea? The story begins with Cosby as a widower with three children - two smaller ones, and Diane (Kimberly Russell), a teenager who helps look after them. He's a busy executive who hopes to close a big deal on Thursday that will mean a raise, life insurance, a pension plan, a new car, and I forget what else. But before Thursday comes, Cosby takes a fatal cab ride and becomes a ghost. more...
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www.dreamagic.com - : The last major starring role for Bill Cosby, before he started doing cameo appearances in other movies, this story is about as transparent as the ghost in the film. Cosby plays a widower, who dies in a Taxi accident and learns he has to patch things up with his kids, so that they can be financially secure. Apparently, the kids in this film didn't get rich off this one. more...
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