Film Review – My Dead Boyfriend

Actor Anthony Edwards has only flirted with direction before, helming the 1995 family adventure “Charlie’s Ghost” and a few episodes of his hit television show, “ER.” Going back behind the camera, Edwards crafts “My Dead Boyfriend,” a dramedy about a journey of self-discovery triggered by a brush with mortality. It’s based on a novel, scripted by Billy Morrissette (his first piece of writing since 2001’s “Scotland, Pa.”), and while it’s ripe for an exhaustive emotional inspection, Edwards plays the whole thing with unexpected casualness, selecting a wandering alt-rock mood to inspire snowballing insanity. The approach doesn’t always demand full attention to the details of the plot, but “My Dead Boyfriend” does find itself with few inspired turns, and it’s the best role star Heather Graham has enjoyed in years. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com