Review of Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) by Stephen S — 24 Jun 2012
A nice wrap up to the series, especially between George and her sister. I don't like some of the things that the writers did here, though. Daisy was always a superficial character, but they basically turn her into a hooker here, with replacement Sarah Wynter (from 24, I normally like her, but she's obnoxious here unfortunately).
The absence of Rube in this film, especially since his backstory never was explained in the show, is very problematic, as is his replacement with Henry Ian Cusick from Lost, who just doesn't work here.
I also don't like how the presence of Cusick's character seemingly materializes the Reaper characters in an exaggerated fashion, with everyone except George dropping their beliefs and morals almost immediately after meeting him.
Though they weren't perfect, the characters in the show most likely wouldn't do this, and honestly, since the show was cancelled before it could fully get off the ground, everyone except George wasn't developed enough for this to work.
This review of Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) was written by Stephen S on 24 Jun 2012.
Dead Like Me: Life After Death has generally received mixed reviews.
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