BURYING THE EX (2014)

Burying the Ex stars Anton Yelchin as Max, a horror movie geek working at a Halloween/costume shop in L.A. who, one day, boinks his hot girlfriend Evelyn (Ashley Greene) in the back room there, after which Evelyn wishes on this weird devil statue that the two of them will remain together forever.  Flash forward to Evelyn now living with Max, and being such a control freak Max finally works up the nerve to break up with her ... until she is struck and killed by a bus on her way to their fateful meeting.  But a promise is a promise, and soon after Max starts getting involved with Olivia (Alexandra Daddario), zombie Evelyn digs herself out of her grave, determined she and Max will indeed be together forever - even if she has to make him a zombie to do it.  While Burying the Ex is a decent horror-comedy, it takes itself too seriously at times and suffers from the casting of Yelchin in the lead (he's just not that believable, or lovable-goofy enough).  Sadly, the film is just good enough to make you aware of how much better it could have been, if that makes sense ... (rated R)  C+