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After a horrific car accident, Anna (Christina Ricci) wakes up to find the local funeral director Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson) preparing her body for her funeral. Confused, terrified and feeling still very much alive, Anna doesnt believe she is dead, despite the funeral directors reassurances that she is merely in transition to the afterlife. Eliot convinces her he has the ability to communicate with the dead and is the only one who can help her. Trapped inside the funeral home, with nobody to turn to except Eliot, Anna is forced to face her deepest fears and accept her own death. But Annas grief-stricken boyfriend Paul (Justin Long) still cannot shake the nagging suspicion that Eliot isnt what he appears to be. As the funeral nears, Paul gets closer to unlocking the disturbing truth, but it could be too late; Anna may have already begun to cross over the other side. With an unrelenting edge of menace, After.life is a stylish psychological thriller which provocatively questions the line between life and death.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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This film looked like an intriguing one. Anna (Christina Ricci) has a car accident and awakes on a slab, with creepy Funeral Director Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson), preparing her body for her funeral. Seems she is dead but does not realise it, and he has a 'gift' that allows him to talk to the dead...or is she being held prisoner by a psychopath? And will her boyfriend Paul (Justin Long) discover the thruth in time?
Veering from interesting Philosophy to run-of-the-mill horror thriller, this film never seems to quite hit the mark on either score. Neeson's performance is suitably underplayed, adding a real air of menace to his character, but Christina Ricci's character is unlikeably neurotic from the start, which means we never really care enough about what is happening to her, and her actions throughout the film vary from being battling survivor to depressingly resigned to her fate. The fact that she is naked throughout a great portion of the film matters little. As she is filmed in a cold blue light that makes her look, indeed, like a corpse, suggests to me that this is less exploitation and more an attempt to portray her vulnerability to Neeson's controlling character...Or is it just an excuse to get her clothes off? (You decide...!)
The film is more interesting when exploring the themes of life and death, suggesting that some people are more scared of living than of dying, and are therefore more dead than alive anyway. But all of this is shelved in an attempt to become yet another Horror/Thriller vehicle, whilst failing to really scare or grip the audience. Shame really, as Neeson's character has the potential to become a truly chilling horror villain....
A wasted opportunity then, and although the film is adequately performed and has a good central premise, I rate it just average for thrills. It did keep me guessing for much of the movie, and Neeson turns in his usual polished performance, so I award it 3 stars...
Veering from interesting Philosophy to run-of-the-mill horror thriller, this film never seems to quite hit the mark on either score. Neeson's performance is suitably underplayed, adding a real air of menace to his character, but Christina Ricci's character is unlikeably neurotic from the start, which means we never really care enough about what is happening to her, and her actions throughout the film vary from being battling survivor to depressingly resigned to her fate. The fact that she is naked throughout a great portion of the film matters little. As she is filmed in a cold blue light that makes her look, indeed, like a corpse, suggests to me that this is less exploitation and more an attempt to portray her vulnerability to Neeson's controlling character...Or is it just an excuse to get her clothes off? (You decide...!)
The film is more interesting when exploring the themes of life and death, suggesting that some people are more scared of living than of dying, and are therefore more dead than alive anyway. But all of this is shelved in an attempt to become yet another Horror/Thriller vehicle, whilst failing to really scare or grip the audience. Shame really, as Neeson's character has the potential to become a truly chilling horror villain....
A wasted opportunity then, and although the film is adequately performed and has a good central premise, I rate it just average for thrills. It did keep me guessing for much of the movie, and Neeson turns in his usual polished performance, so I award it 3 stars...
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A very promising idea that has been badly executed. Liam Neeson is suitably creepy but the many pointless talks between his character,Eliot Deacon, and the dead (?) Anna in the preparation room soon become tedious. So much more could have been made of the time and relationship between them if Anna hadn't appeared largely brain dead already. Eventually you'll get tired of him leaving her in the room and locking the door and be desperate for SOMETHING TO HAPPEN ! Some nice creepy ideas but could have been soooo much better.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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.. and guessing and .... you get the message I'm sure. It's one of those movies that makes you realise obviously all is not what it may seem, but then you wonder whether it is after all and then change your mind again. To the very end it is like that, however I didn't find that aspect tiresome. Actually it was quite subtly done, with none of the typical cliche' shockers you might get in this genre. We were talking about it long after we finished watching the DVD, so that is always a good sign for me. Sure there are a few holes you can pick, but let's not forget it is a film of pure fantasy and not supposed to be realistic fiction. Who knows though, one of the aspects of Liam Neeson's character .. may make you wonder of your local friendly funeral director
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"..FINE CRAFTED THRILLER.."
This is a fantastic little film, a great thriller! This is exactly what you need to keep you deeply engrossed in a good story with plenty to keep you thinking about throughout the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
never quite makes it
Great idea and the film does keep you wondering, is she? isn't she? Friend Liam is a very creepy character, sort of 21st century Peter Lore.
The good things stop there. Read more
The good things stop there. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nightwatcher
CREEPY,DIFFERENT,BRILLIANT
A lot of people are laying into this movie,mostly because of it's weirdness probably,but they overlook the fact it's a brilliantly acted movie that asks a lot of questions,rather... Read more
Published 4 months ago by BAZ316
amazing!
I came across this film on sky anytime+ and decided to give it a go. this film seems to have a lot of negative reviews on here, but I cant for the life of me understand why! Read more
Published 4 months ago by vickifb
Waste of life watching this
1st and foremost you have to believe in the unlikely premise that someone can convince the living that they are dead. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ms. E. J. Peck
Creepily billiant
I'm really used to some heavy stuff but not in movies but in real life (job related). So there are very few things that I find eerie. But this movie IS. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Galileo
You cannot be serious with this garbage
Despite fine actors, heck more than fine well D-list anyway - Neeson of course this is one of the worst films ever made. Read more
Published 9 months ago by ekb
I will never get this time back......
Truely dreadful. I watch a lot of horror films (okay, nothing to be proud of) but I wish I had read some of these reviews before seeing this film. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Beanie Flickfanatic
Dead Sexy
Most men would agree that Christina Ricci is dead sexy.
For most of this movie she is just that lying naked on a mortuary slab. Read more
For most of this movie she is just that lying naked on a mortuary slab. Read more
Published 10 months ago by G. V. Best
something refreshingly creepy :)
I actually really liked this movie, as it is not gory as so many horrors tend towards these days, but relies more on suspense and continual twists, type of psychological... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Fickleama
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