Afterlife, my review

Starring: Christina Ricci, Justin Long, Liam Neeson

By Meredith A. Iager

Christina Ricci and Justin Long star in this lifeless and frustrated, cold movie about unfinished business and turmoil that could happen to us when we pass on.

School teacher, Anna Taylor (Cristina Ricci, “Pumpkin,” “Casper”) is caught between life and death, after fight with her boyfriend Paul Coleman (Justin Long, “Accepted,” “Jeepers Creepers”).

She storms out of the restaurant and immediately gets into a fatal car accident, and ends up in the basement of a funeral parlor, here mortician, Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson, “Taken,” “Batman Begins”) begins to explain to her she has died, and he is fixing her up to look beautiful for her funeral. He tries to calm her of her worries, and explain that she is moving on to another life.

Distraught by the events, her boyfriend Paul is told by one of Anna’s students, a young boy named Jack (Chandler Canterbury, “Knowing,” “Repo Men”), that he saw Ms. Taylor walking around upstairs in the funeral parlor. Paul soon believes that possibly Mr. Deacon (Liam Neeson) is really keeping her alive in the funeral home.

This film is very emotional, and very uneasy. It is horrifying to believe that once we pass on, we could be in severe distress, and not move toward what many believe is the “light.”

I think this film isn’t for everyone. I think you have to have some what of a grip on life and death, and it would be very emotional for many people to view this. The film does have a nice twist; however, it does have similarities to films like “Ghost,” and “White Noise.”

I liked this film because Christina Ricci is one of my favorite actresses and she really does an excellent job of getting into her roles. Over the past 3 years, I have watched more Liam Neeson films, and really have noticed his wide range of roles. This film portrays him as an actor of substance and you cant tell which way his character of Mr. Deacon is going in this film. It’s a movie you have to watch with close intent on understanding what’s going to happen next.

Only watch this film if paranormal and after death experience, don’t upset you — because this film will leave you, uneasy.