If you haven't seen this movie, the premise is pretty simple. A girl (Christina Ricci) is in a car accident, and wakes up in a funeral home. The funeral director (Liam Neeson) tells her she is dead, and only he can talk to her, because he's always had the ability to talk to the dead. She doesn't believe him, but evidence starts piling up. The central question of the movie is this- is she dead or alive? The movie does a good job of keeping us in a state of suspension. It does not, however, do a good job of convincing us why we should care.Everything about this movie reeked of a first time director. And, lo and behold, this is Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's first feature length film. The movie is uneven, too often boring, and doesn't make much of an emotional impact. It suffers from many of the things you'd expect from an inexperienced director. Now, there are also some pretty cool moments, so I think Wojtowicz-Vosloo may have a future in Hollywood. Once he gets some more experience, he may be a decent director.
This film, however, has more flaws than strengths. I didn't particularly enjoy this movie, and I found the entire film rather unsatisfying. I would give this film a middling 5.5/10.
I really wondered why Liam Neeson even bothered to star in this film. Neeson is such a talented actor, but he seemed to be slumming it a bit here. This film had an interesting premise, but it couldn't deliver on any of that. I bet most people didn't see this movie, as almost no one went to see it in theaters. This is a small movie that audiences avoided, and this time, they got it right. I don't recommend After.Life at all.
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