Review of Defending Your Life (1991) by Richard C — 22 Mar 2011

On Daniel Miller's birthday he dies by getting hit by a bus while driving. He's instantly sent to a different afterlife called Judgement city where it's not considered a trial, but a way of defending your life before you're sent forward to the next phase of your life.

Sounds confusing I know, but the food at Judgement city is to die for! You can eat anything you want and not gain a pound. While watching this film I literally got hungry because food is constantly being mentioned in almost every frame.

So why is Daniel being put on trial? Well, it's because of his fear. The scenes where he's being judged are painful to watch and interesting on a psychological view point. Luckily he can balance being judged by spending time with a woman he met in comedy club called the bomb shelter.

Her name is Julia and he's only been with her a few times but is in love with her.

Albert Brooks wrote, directed and starred in this inventive comedy about a different kind of afterlife.