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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The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
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.
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.
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VarietyJustin Chang
VarietyJustin Chang
It's a Wonderful Afterlife is a movie to make Frank Capra roll over in his grave from indigestion.
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L.A. WeeklyNick Pinkerton
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.