It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Dignity Distribution | Release Date: October 8, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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2
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60
EmpireDamon Wise
With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
A feel-good flick about a serial killer who just wants what's best for her daughter. Broad and not too spicy, the London-set Indian rom-com is a crowd-pleaser. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineWade Major
A kind of Ealing Comedy throwback that is arguably her best film since Beckham. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAndy Webster
May be a busy trifle, but it has its good-natured charms and agreeable gross-outs. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
While her latest, It's a Wonderful Afterlife, is affectionate and energetic, its comic premise seems too silly, and at times, too tedious, to hope for much cross-cultural appeal, despite a fine, committed cast. Read full review
30
VarietyJustin Chang
It's a Wonderful Afterlife is a movie to make Frank Capra roll over in his grave from indigestion. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyNick Pinkerton
Every gag is smothered by the prevailing tone of labored zaniness and generic, plucky "mischief music" alerting discerning viewers to abandon all hope of laughter. Read full review
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