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Ghost Town: The Movie (2007)
Too many characters- needs serious editing
Ghost Town could have been good. You've got some good actors, a pretty good story idea, and an unusual location. Unfortunately it breaks down very quickly. First off the script. There are way too many characters taking up way too much space and time in the movie. Victor Burnett's group of hired bad guys run around the town like they are in a cartoon. When he sends them out on a "search" in the own, they laughably stay together in a tight pack instead of splitting up to cover more of the town. Watching them move through the town in a large group makes them quite feeble. How many does it take to round up one girl? And this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are way too many non-essential talking parts in the whole movie. It seems like we are introduced to as many townsfolk and henchmen as possible just for the sake of adding more speaking roles.If they don't carry the story forward, cut them. Secondly, and more importantly, this movie needs serious editing. The pacing is off, the cuts are poorly chosen, and some scenes are also non-essential if not plain confusing. Many other comments have pointed this out so I won't go into detail. Suffice it to say that this is not a trifling matter concerning a few weak spots. This whole movie needs to be re-edited with the idea of telling a story from start to finish. Cut out some whole scenes. Trim dialog. Get rid of those confusing mystical Native American scenes. You have a good idea here-just poorly put together.