After Life (2009)
Following a terrible car crash, a woman (Christina Ricci) awakes to find an enigmatic mortician (Liam Neeson) preparing her for burial. Trapped inside the funeral home, with nobody to turn to except the man, she is forced to face her deepest fears and accept her own death.
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September 11, 2010
There is too much reliance on one character's word against another which leads the audience back and forth over the truth.
July 17, 2010
It dresses up boilerplate horror in a classy shell, yet never gives it the pulse it needs.
April 09, 2010
Ms. Wojtowicz-Vosloo seems to have spent too much time trying to make an art-house chiller instead of an effective film.
September 07, 2010
takes its ambiguities all the way to the grave - and beyond.
April 04, 2011
You should just go see it for yourself. Unless you shouldn't.
January 03, 2011
Thematic rigor mortis sets in long before the final reel.
July 06, 2010
A stylish piece of horror-movie hokum.
October 14, 2010
Despite the meandering pace, and lack of fearsome thrills, After.Life is a chilling fairytale that grabs you and takes you on a strangely hypnotic ride.
August 03, 2010
Born again Ricci haunts a mortuary, while perfecting post-mortem freaky in the nude. This may or may not be your cup of embalming fluid, whether intriguing those with unconventional viewing preferences, or seriously creeping you out.
April 14, 2010
Best of all is Neeson, who is nicely creepy. Whether he's genuinely gifted or knuckle-chewing insane, he's not the kind of guy you'd want to spend time with, either way.
August 12, 2010
makes you think too much about what it's doing, rather than what it's about, thus drawing you away from the deeper philosophical questions of life and death at its core
April 14, 2010
It's too dull for grown-ups and too nightmarish for children. It makes Nip/Tuck look like a Mel Brooks musical.
