Review of After Life (1999) by Meg R — 27 Jan 2007
The concept -- what if eternity is a single, cherished memory relived forever? -- is equal parts alluring and devastating. Not so the movie. I expected to be as deeply affected as I was by NOBODY KNOWD, but each of the two times I attempted to watch AFTER LIFE, I simply couldn't connect.
It wasn't the ordinaryness of the people or their stories-- that predisposes me to love and root for them. It was just the incredible, sterile boringness of this view of heaven as an office and its employees as civil servants.
Albert Brooks did it better, and more feelingly, in DEFENDING YOUR LIFE.
This review of After Life (1999) was written by Meg R on 27 Jan 2007.
After Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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