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It's a Wonderful Afterlife

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United Kingdom · 2010
Rated PG-13 · 1h 39m
Director Gurinder Chadha
Starring Shabana Azmi, Goldy Notay, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sally Hawkins
Genre Comedy, Romance

Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.

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60

Empire by Damon Wise

With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.

60

The Hollywood Reporter by John 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.

30

Variety by Justin Chang

It's a Wonderful Afterlife is a movie to make Frank Capra roll over in his grave from indigestion.

40

Los Angeles Times by Kevin 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.

30

L.A. Weekly by Nick 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.

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