I hope when this movie makes considerably less money than "Another 48HRS." — which is inevitable — that Cosby doesn't get the notion that people care less about "clean" comedy than foul-mouthed comedy.

If "Ghost Dad" was funny as well as clean, it would have a better shot.

I also felt it was kind of odd that in a movie directed by and starring two such powerful black stars as Poitier and Cosby, there are so many white characters — particularly in positions of authority. None of Cosby's corporate associates — from superiors to underlings — is black.

The saving grace here, of course, is that no matter how bad "Ghost Dad" turned out to be, it could never approach the depths of awfulness Cosby's last film achieved — "Leonard Part 6."

Faint praise, I know, but "Ghost Dad" is a step up. So perhaps Cosby's next theatrical effort will be a step up from this one.

"Ghost Dad" is rated PG for a couple of mild profanities, some sexual innuendo and mildly vulgar jokes.