“Over Her Dead Body” is a comedy about a jealous ghost. After being killed on her wedding day in a somewhat comical freak accident, Kate finds herself stuck on earth as a ghost, unable to enter heaven until she completes a mission. She assumes that her mission is to stop her almost-husband from falling in love with another woman, Ashley, who happens to be a psychic and the only person who can see and talk to Kate. Kate goes to ridiculous and often humorous lengths, using her supernatural abilities, to sabotage the budding relationship. Although it has some funny moments, including some good physical comedy, the laughs fall flat much of the time. I only found myself laughing out loud two or three times throughout the entire movie.

There is some sexual innuendo, and an unmarried couple stay in the same hotel room on a weekend getaway, and the sex is implied rather than shown. In one scene, a woman asks a man if he believes in heaven, and when he says he’s not sure, she basically says that the world would be a sad place without heaven. Ashley also goes to her priest and asks him to get rid of Kate’s ghost. The priest performs an exorcism in her apartment, and when it’s over, Ashley sincerely promises him that she will start attending church again on a regular basis; she is then shown at church in a later scene. However, due to the strong language and sexual content, “Over Her Dead Body” cannot receive our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal.