It's a Wonderful Afterlife

It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)

  • 33% of critics liked it
    (18 reviews)

  • 35% of users liked it
    (6,230 ratings)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Shaun of the Dead meet in this charming and fun comedy romp about an Indian mother taking her obsession with marriage into frighteningly funny territory. Mrs Sethi, a widow, can't bear the thought of her daughter being alone and unhappy. Okay, she's a little… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Genres
Horror, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 8, 2010 Limited
UTV Communications

Critic Reviews

  • Tom Long, Detroit News

    You don't see that many supernatural serial-killer romantic comedies.

  • Andy Webster, New York Times

    It's a Wonderful Afterlife may be a busy trifle, but it has its good-natured charms and agreeable gross-outs.

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    Its comic premise seems too silly, and at times, too tedious, to hope for much cross-cultural appeal, despite a fine, committed cast.

  • Justin Chang, Variety

    Broad enough to drive a truckload of samosas through, yet achieving the miracle of genuine silliness only through Sally Hawkins' turn as a daffy psychic, this gluttonous ghost story should appeal to Chadha's loyal customers.

  • John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter

    Chadha and her team, with their TV-sitcom color palette and quick comic pacing, clearly aren't shooting for plausibility, and audiences in search of a few easy laughs won't be disappointed.

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  • Gordon A


    Harmless fluff which makes little sense and is even less believable but has the ever wonderful Sally Hawkins to light up her scenes, especially a fun 'Carrie' spoof.

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