A few elements could have been reworked nonetheless it is an effective chiller that displays a very creepy and effective Liam Neeson which makes up for the film's flaws. In other words, this is not a work that should be easily dismissed. There's a very well thought out plot that will keep you guessing from start to finish and though it has its imperfections, this is a better film than what most critics have written about it. What made this film really good was that it relied on atmosphere rather than shocks to create its horror, and it works very well. The mix of the supernatural and surreal elements helps create a terrific film that is definitely worth watching. With a great cast at hand, Vosloo delivers a unique and different film that is very much underrated. With great direction from Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo, After.Life is a creepy horror films that should appeal to fans of the genre. I thought that the film was a breath of fresh air in the genre, and it was different considering all the remakes. The strength of the film lies with Liam Neeson's powerful performance as Mortician Eliot Deacon who has a gift of talking to the dead. Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo, maybe next time.Īfter.Life is a well constructed supernatural horror film that is very original in its idea. Sorry After.Life, I really wanted to enjoy you, but there just wasn't enough going on one way or the other. You know, those actors.) but it unfortunately just wasn't enough to get the film off the ground. I love Liam Neeson, I don't hate Christina Ricci, and Justin Long is one of the only "those actors" that I can stand (Seth Rogen, Will Ferrel, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Luke Wilson, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Adam Sandler, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Hell, Trick 'r Treat tells four great, separate story lines in less time than that. Unfortunately, After.Life is entirely let down but the fact that nothing happens! Honestly, a 97 minute running time is not exactly an epic saga, but it's ample amount of time to have something happen. It's not a remake, or a reboot, a prequel or a sequel, a book adaptation or a shameless ripoff, it's just a first time movie made by some lady, it'll probably drop off of the face of the earth in a matter of months, but still, good on her! Where I can appreciate After.Life is in that firstly, a naked Christina Ricci walking around a mortuary manages to get pulled off in a wholly not awkward way, secondly it was a perfectly interesting idea (if poorly executed) and finally the fact that there was a little bit of fucking originality here. Not even a Taken type of film where they've just given Liam Neeson an excuse to be totally BAMF at everyone, After.Life seem to be more about getting Christina Ricci's (Above Left - Black Snake Moan, Monster, Prozac Nation, Sleepy Hollow, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Addams Family Values) kit off and being either unnecessarily bizarre, or not bizarre enough. And I really don't think a second viewing would make it any better. I still don't really know what it's about. Well, I went in to After.Life not really knowing what it was about.
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