Long Island housewife Lucy Chadman choke to death exactly like her occult sister, Zelda exclaims: Something is going to happen. Lucy then is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister. However, Lucy quickly discovers you can't go home again.
A high-concept comedy with a terminally low laugh content.
Shadows on the Wall
September 19, 2004
yikes
Time Out
June 24, 2006
Merely the excuse for a parade of expensive clothes and opulent locations, with Shelley Long milking her role for any drop of pathos, this is good for a giggle at best.
There are worse films, but they don't have Gabriel Byrne in them
Variety
October 30, 2007
Shelley Long wanders through a script she can't carry by herself while heading a cast handled with less than a Midas touch by director Frank Perry, who seems to think he's staging a high school play.
