Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #128: After.life

Genre: Horror/Horreur

Annee/Year: 2009

Format: Blu Ray

After.life is a movie which will lull you in a false sense of numbness. This is what the heroin of the movie played by Chritina Ricci (Adam's family, Cursed, Speed racer, Black Snake Moan and many more) must have felt through this movie. The young woman director Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's second movie only is a sure sign of success to come. This story is of a young woman going through a dead end phase in her life (depression, not loving her boyfriend, loss of interest in life). After a big fight with her boyfriend played by Justin Long (Live free or die, Drag me to hell) on the night he plans to propose to her; she gets into a major car wreck. After passing out she finds herself in a funeral home where the owner and moritican played a smooth Liam Neeson (Excalibur, The mission, Star Wars, Taken, Schindler's list, Batman begins Kingdom of Heaven and many more) convinces her that she is dead and transitioning to her final rest. All through the movie the viewer is on the fence about her being really dead or being played by this potential con killer. Delightful. The blu ray version is very nice, the actors play a perfect pace and very subdued roles. The movie will make you think so it is not a scary stupid movie "loin de la". Be wary of nudity and cringe factor for younger ones. Adults only. A very solid movie overall with an exciting ending and will leave you with much food for thought about the value of life.

After.life est un film de la jeune directrice Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo. Pas un film d'horreur dans le sens traditionnel, mais un film qui vous fait vivre le doute entre la vie et la mort. Une jeune femme (Christina Ricci) dépressive est victime d'un accident de voiture et se retrouve dans une maison funéraire. Le croque-mort, joue par Liam Neeson, peut lui parler grâce a un pouvoir qu'il aurait et essai de la convaincre qu'elle est décédée. On joue tout le long du film avec la ligne entre la vie et la mort et ce qui nous retient a la vie dans bien des cas. Histoire géniale et bien menée, très bonne distribution et un jeu d'acteur très bien réussi. Attention ce film n'est pas pour les plus jeunes à cause du contenu et de la nudité (pas déplacée). La fin est percutante et ce film vous laissera réfléchir a la valeur de la vie pendant plusieurs jours après l'avoir visionné.

Great quotes:
Eliot Deacon: The others? They just see you as a dead body on a slab. Only I can see you as you really are.
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Eliot Deacon: You're a corpse. Your opinion doesn't count anymore.
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Anna Taylor: Why do we die?
Eliot Deacon: To make life important.
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Eliot Deacon: I thought you were different. You all say you're scared of death, but the truth is you're more scared of life.
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Anna Taylor: I thought when you died you wouldn't feel any more pain. You wouldn't have struggles any more. But it just never stops, does it?
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Eliot Deacon: It's only a hole in the ground. It's for...
Jack: ...miss Taylor.
Eliot Deacon: Exactly. For Anna. She belongs here.
Eliot Deacon: Because she's dead?
Jack: No, because there's no life left in her.

Link: http://www.afterlifethefilm.com/

Rating perso: 7.0/10