Comparing “Just Like Heaven” to 1990’s “Ghost” because of an ethereal main character would give everyone the wrong impression of this film.Reese Witherspoon plays a love-starved, corporally-challenged doctor who begins haunting her old apartment, and its new resident, Mark Ruffalo, after a car accident.

Unlike the Patrick Swayze character in “Ghost,” Witherspoon’s character faces a much more complex dilemma – she is a spirit with amnesia.

After a few hilarious encounters between Ruffalo and Witherspoon, the two characters accept their supernatural circumstances and set out to learn who Witherspoon is.

The plot borrows heavily from other romantic comedies, such as “Serendipity,” to create a unique storyline about a fated romance.

The film’s supporting characters come off a little formulaic, but are nonetheless developed well and provide a great deal of comic relief. Donal Logue, as Ruffalo’s best friend and analyst, is good for a few laughs, but “Napolean Dynamite’s” Jon Heder as a clairvoyant, occult bookstore owner alone is worth the price of admission. Even with limited screen time, Heder proves he is more than just a ‘fro and moon boots.

The movie does raise the long-debated question: Why do movie spirits pass through walls and tables, yet can sit on a bed and not fall through the floor when walking?

While “Just Like Heaven” will be lumped in with other date movies, this film is great for everyone. It is a romantic comedy, but the clich‚ “let’s use the pottery wheel together” moments are kept to a minimum.