Fresh
You don't see that many supernatural serial-killer romantic comedies.
Tom Long, Detroit News
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Finding the right man can be murder
2010 · 1h 40m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Gurinder Chadha
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It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Gurinder Chadha Director
- Shabana Azmi as Mrs. Sethi
- Goldy Notay as Roopi Sethi
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as D S Raj Murthy
- Sally Hawkins as Linda / Gitali
- Mark Addy as D I Smythe
- Ray Panthaki as Jazz Sethi
- Lalita Ahmed as Old Woman at Market
- Zoë Wanamaker as Mrs. Goldman
- Don Warrington as Chief Superintendent
- Jimi Mistry as Dev
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a Wonderful Afterlife may be a busy trifle, but it has its good-natured charms and agreeable gross-outs.
Andy Webster, New York Times
Rotten
Its comic premise seems too silly, and at times, too tedious, to hope for much cross-cultural appeal, despite a fine, committed cast.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
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.
Justin Chang, Variety
Fresh
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.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
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