Review of Defending Your Life (1991) by Charity B — 24 Sep 2010

Albert Brooks can not disappoint me. An original.

This review of Defending Your Life (1991) was written by Charity B on 24 Sep 2010.

Defending Your Life has generally received positive reviews.

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By James J (731) on 23 Mar 2012

Immensely watchable and hilarious, Albert Brooks carries the film like dynamite. When he and Meryl Streep meet, the screen explodes…

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By Nick H (590) on 02 Jul 2012

Great movie. Holds up well. Albert Brooks can overact it, but Meryl kills it, if you'll pardon the pun…

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By Colin R (130) on 16 Jun 2017

This amazing after-life story really makes you think…

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By Mark O (468) on 16 Aug 2014

All you can eat and not gain a pound....wouldn't that be great…

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By Shay B (131) on 03 Aug 2016

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

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By Jay I (29) on 28 Jun 2016

Apart from one really funny scene and some nice conceptual ideas about heaven the film feels slightly tedious and the laughs are somewhat sparse…

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By Tony S (582) on 27 Sep 2017

Another entertaining Albert Brooks movie. Funny, interesting, not great, but enjoyable…

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By James F (691) on 04 Jun 2013

The best romantic comedy I've ever seen…

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By Jak C (16) on 12 Jun 2012

Love this movie, funny, smart and very well done. Really makes you think, what if this is true…

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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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