The family-friendly Netflix comedy WeHaveaGhost delivers a fun, satisfying adventure from a great cast.
We Have a Ghost Score Details “We Have a Ghost doesn't break any new ground, but it still delivers a fun, satisfying adventure supported by a great cast.” Pros Cons It’s easy to forget that films can be fun. They don’t all need to be emotionally complicated or packed with shocking moments, narrative twists, or allegorical and metaphorical themes. In fact, it’s OK if a film doesn’t aspire to do more than bring a talented group of storytellers together to entertain you for a little while.
There are plenty of familiar influences to be found in We Have a Ghost, which offers yet another tale of kids befriending a friendly outsider with powerful abilities in the vein of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and, yes, Stranger Things. It’s a well-worn narrative with some modern twists, as Kevin — a contemporary teenager with plenty of exposure to horror movies — doesn’t find anything frightening about Ernest, and social media turns the ghost into a viral sensation instead of a scary secret.
Unable to speak, but able to become tangible, turn invisible, and transform his appearance at will, Ernest is a narrative Swiss Army knife in Kevin’s adventure, getting him and his family in and out of trouble as the story demands. The rules pertaining to Ernest’s abilities feel fuzzy at best, but Harbour sells the silliness of it all without a hitch.
Too much and too little Even with all of the fun, uncomplicated performances to be found in We Have a Ghost, though, the film still feels a bit overextended with a runtime of over two hours. By the third act, the novelty of Ernest’s ghostly hijinks begins to wear a little thin. This could explain why new manifestations of Ernest’s powers begin appearing with increasing frequency late in the film, but it’s never quite enough to distract from a shtick that starts to feel a bit old by that point.
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