The body is dead but the soul is still alive... that's a crazy concept. Or IS that the concept? The deliciously ambiguous "After.Life" will not answer all of your questions about life and death but will certainly get you thinking. This cross between a horror film and a thriller, I guess we'll call it a "chiller," is very dark from ...start to finish. Neeson's performance is precise, as his character lands directly between gifted and insane, so that the audience cannot determine which he is. Christina Ricci certainly has come a long way since Casper, delivering the necessary emotions and non-emotion to believably play a corpse unable to accept her fate. Justin Long isn't my favorite but he played his role well, though this film is all about the story and not about the acting. The horrific imagery that Anna envisions will have you hoping that this film isn't a preview of what death will be like. Everybody needs to see After.Life just for the unexplained ambiguous ending... absolutely genius. A few twists will alter your perspecive back and forth but in the end, this is the ultimate "Choose Your Own Explanation" cliffhanger.
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