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It's a Wonderful Afterlife

2010 · 100 min

A chaotic, joke-heavy farce that mixes broad slapstick with a surprisingly warm heart, making for an uneven but oddly endearing watch.

Tagline: Finding the right man can be murder
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.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, dark and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, obsession, love, death
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
obsession
love
death
identity
Places: big city
suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild