Review of Defending Your Life (1991) by Ryan J — 16 Mar 2008

Caught it on cable this weekend and was reminded how unbelievably brilliant it is. Perhaps the best afterlife movie ever made.

This review of Defending Your Life (1991) was written by Ryan J on 16 Mar 2008.

Defending Your Life has generally received positive reviews.

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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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Defending Your Life has been out 20 years but this was my first viewing, infact before it was discussed on a recent podcast I'd never even…

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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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Please God, when I have to defend my life let me have Lee Grant…

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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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