Christian has made a pact with the Devil, agreeing to sacrifice a virgin in exchange for his next album becoming a hit. It’s not Bonnie who’s possessing Sarah, however – she’s under a spell cast by has-been rock star Christian Winter ( Will Forte). She gives in only when Martin’s teenage daughter, Sarah ( Emma Coleman) appears to become possessed.
Though their attraction to each other is immediate (Martin is thoughtful enough to show up for his driving lesson with a sandwich, juice box, and single breath mint for Rose), Rose wants nothing to do with his spooky situation. Hapless widower Martin Martin ( Barry Ward) hires Rose for driving lessons under false pretenses - he really needs help with the ghost of his late wife, Bonnie, who mostly bullies him from beyond the grave about what shirts to wear, and when to pay taxes. Rose inherited Vincent’s ability to communicate with the dead, but gave up the family business after Vincent was killed in an accident involving a bus and a haunted pothole. Rose (Irish comedian Maeve Higgins) is a lonely driving instructor, and the daughter of paranormal investigator Vincent Dooley ( Risteard Cooper), whose videos on the science and lore of the supernatural are featured throughout the film. That it also involves ghost hunting and virgin sacrifice is merely a bonus. Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman’s Extra Ordinary is the rare lighthearted rom-com featuring normal, relatable characters who fall in love not because a cruel world pushed them together, but because they just happened to be the right person for each other. Most love stories with “regular” looking characters in non-glamorous jobs have touches of pathos to them, like John Hughes’ Only the Lonely or Paddy Chayefsky’s Marty. Everyone’s thin and gorgeous (even though the audience is supposed to buy them as plain and dowdy), with exciting careers that allow them to afford loft apartments in Manhattan. Romantic comedies are a nice escape from the real world, mostly because they in no way reflect what the real world actually looks like.
Ireland’s good-natured paranormal rom-com is uneven in spots but makes up for it with charm & wit.
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