After.Life

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Mar 13, 2019 After Life works despite its flaws but the flaws point to an important question about Ricky Gervais, why does so much of his recent work depend on old content and old jokes? I will skip listing each recycled bit but over twenty elements / jokes within After Life can be traced back to old podcasts, comedy specials and other works. For fans that know Ricky's work this is especially annoying; just as you are being pulled into the story or close to these characters "bam" an old joke is inserted and as a fan you are pulled out and transported back to it's origin, why? This repeats and repeats throughout After Life and it diminishes what was otherwise a decent effort. One example: the "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in" referenced by the Widow in the cemetery comes from The Ricky Gervais Guide to Philosophy where Stephen Merchant and Ricky challenge Karl Pilkington to explain what it means. There are hundreds of other options with this scene...to put the words of a great thinker into the mouth of the widow. Instead we get the lazy use of the old Guide to Philosophy bit. And Gervais repeats and repeats this practice - sometimes multiple times with a single scene - just about deflating the whole project. This is doubly sad as along with weakening the story it badly serves these new characters that are worth lifting higher with fresh dialogue. Gervais fans are trapped by every old bit recognized instead of being entranced by the interplay between new characters. One theory that forces itself to the front of mind is as a solo-writer Gervais lacks a discipline that was previously supplied by Stephen Merchant. The work that they created together didnï¿ 1/2(TM)t always soar but it did not suffer from the recycling of old material. Maybe a fresh partner would help in this regard. Who knows why this is happening but more diligence and zero recycling may have made After Life something great instead of an average retread. See more

Ron G Feb 19, 2019 A great, eerie, underrated movie.

Hermione S Dec 30, 2018 Pretty bad movie. Uninspired performances even though there were some "stars" in it. The plot looked like it had potential but by the end became laughable. So surprised to see Liam Neeson in this film. See more

Kylo L Nov 12, 2018 Very good weird creepy movie. It's a movie that leaves u thinking and understanding death.

Luke R Oct 21, 2018 A funeral home director (Liam Neeson), has a special gift: he can converse with the recently deceased and help usher them into the afterlife. A young teacher (Christina Ricci, who is naked throughout most of the movie) dies in a car crash. She doesn't believe she's dead. He boyfriend (Justin Long) also doesn't believe she is dead. Neeson has quite a time dealing with them both in this yawner of a horror movie. The pace is slow, and despite the caliber of the actors, the acting itself is below average. No scares, very little effects. Not worth seeking out. See more

Theodore S Sep 3, 2018 It's intriguing but definitely left me wanting to get a little more from the story. Like why did he start doing what he does? Does Jack follow in his steps? See more

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