HELLO GHOST (2010)

Marketed as a screwball comedy, Hello Ghost follows the downtrodden Sang-man (an amazing Tae-hyun Cha), a most unhappy man determined to kill himself - who, after his most recent attempt, finds himself with the ability to see ghosts.  Several entities, in fact (a portly smoker, a lustful older man, a woman who can't stop crying, and a precocious little boy), have literally attached themselves to Sang-man, and his only hope to send them to the other side is to make good on their final earthly wishes.  Mayhem ensues, as each ghost takes it upon himself or herself to possess Sang-man's body at will, leading to multiple misunderstandings and Sang-man's meeting a pretty hospice nurse he finds himself attracted to, even as she thinks he's a bit nuts.  As with many Korean films, Hello Ghost turns in its last third from oddball comedy into one of the most poignant, tears-inducing, loveliest films this reviewer has seen in some time.  Truly lovely, so much so I wish everyone could see this film. (not rated)  A