IMDb plot summary: A young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her.
Directed by Jeff Baena. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, and Molly Shannon.
I had so much fun with this movie. I laughed out loud a lot, especially as the story spiraled beyond the initial two. I also like how the relationship between the two was in crisis even before she died -- the reason it's not working now isn't even necessarily because she's undead now, but because their relationship NEVER worked long-term, that's just exacerbated now. There are a lot of great side characters here, from the protagonist's gun-obsessed older brother to an exceptionally awkward Anna Kendrick to Beth's mom who just keeps taking pictures to commemorate her resurrection. It's a clever and entertaining entry in a very oversaturated genre and was a lot of fun to watch. Definitely recommend!
How it entered my Flickchart:
Life After Beth > The Firemen's Ball
Life After Beth > Whip It
Life After Beth < Leap of Faith
Life After Beth > The Martian
Life After Beth > American History X
Life After Beth > Silver Linings Playbook
Life After Beth < Anatomy of a Murder
Life After Beth < High School Musical
Life After Beth > Spotlight
Life After Beth > 56 Up
Life After Beth > Breaking Away
Life After Beth > The Karate Kid
Final spot: #442 out of 3237, or 86%.
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