Review of Defending Your Life (1991) by Shay B — 03 Aug 2016

Silly and cute even if it is completely dated and totally not how the afterlife is going to be at all.

This review of Defending Your Life (1991) was written by Shay B on 03 Aug 2016.

Defending Your Life has generally received positive reviews.

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By Christopher W (375) on 20 Jun 2015

An amusing romantic comedy whereby in the after-life a man has to defend the choices he made in his life…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 28 Feb 2012

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By David B (3,254) on 27 Aug 2012

A wonderful comedy/love story... and it has Mr. Brooks in it to boot…

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By Marcelo V (18) on 09 Jan 2012

Albert Brooks, Rip Torn, Buck Henry....Hilarious...little brains…

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By Patrick L (1,193) on 31 Dec 2012

Hated this as a kid. saw it recently. amazing. albert brooks is great. bye…

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By Ben L (1,326) on 16 Oct 2014

Probably my favorite movie of all times! Not only a clever look at life after death but really funny with a lot of heart and great meaning…

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By Paul J (1,190) on 02 Jan 2012

Albert Brooks has many similarities as Woody Allen (just not as many great movies)…

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By Stephen L (620) on 15 Mar 2014

This is a 'snoozer.' Technically it's not a 'sleeper hit' because it made $16M at the box office. Which, in 1991, is a lot of money, right…

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By Jorban J (58) on 27 Nov 2015

I like movies like where I can't exactly explain why I liked it so much. The 2 hours just flew by…

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By Lucy R (59) on 31 Jul 2014

Goes in my top ten favorite comedies. It's a treasure…

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