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It's a Wonderful Afterlife, 2010

Starring: Jimi Mistry, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Mark Addy, Sally Hawkins

Directed by: Gurinder Chadha

Written by: Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha

Language: English

Country: UK

Runtime: 100 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:5.0

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It's a Wonderful Afterlife can be described as suspenseful, humorous, and offbeat. The plot revolves around wooing, an obsessive quest, and a serial killer. Its comic aspect comes from dark humor. It's a Wonderful Afterlife's main genres are comedy and horror. In approach, it is realistic. It is located in London. It's a Wonderful Afterlife takes place in contemporary times. The soundtrack is Indian music. It is well suited for a date night.

Summary of It's a Wonderful Afterlife

With nods to Frank Capra, ghost stories, murder mysteries, and screwball comedies, Gurinder Chadha whips up an irreverent caper about the pressures on Indian women to tie the knot. Set in West London (Bend It Like Beckham territory), the film centers on Mrs. Sethi, a doting Punjabi mother obsessively seeking a suitor for her appealing, but (heaven forbid!) rapidly aging, daughter, Roopie. When a string of curious murders involving poisonous curries and chapati dough begins to rattle the neighborhood, things really start to heat up. As detectives and ghosts trample through the Sethi household, Roopie’s love life gets an injection of excitement, too. Nothing in this supernatural escapade is as it seems as spicy truths unspool and fate takes its madcap course.

A top-notch cast, including celebrated Indian actress Shabana Azmi, sexy Sendhil Ramamurthy, and a zany Sally Hawkins, breathe life into Chadha’s clever tale about appreciating what’s right under our noses—with a little help from the Hereafter.

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Language:	English
Country:	UK
Release date:	26 January 2010
Runtime:	100 min

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Jimi Mistry

as Dev

Sendhil Ramamurthy

as Detective Sergeant Murthy

Mark Addy

as D I Smythe

Sally Hawkins

as Linda

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not so wonderful, but its ok

There are not that many comedies that fall under the category of supernatural/science fiction and romance, as this film certainly does. I enjoy a movie that takes risks, and cant necessarily be boxed into one specific genre, but this was a bit too... Read and rate it

31.October.2010
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by: Mike Morris
Mike Morris rated this movie5/10So-so

Bizzare.

This is a bizarre quirky piece that does the job, but could have done it better. It is indeed funny and brings a few good laughs, with a somewhat original premise. But with this cool premise and quirky characters, this should have been a laughing... Read and rate it

12.October.2010
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by: ccaprica
ccaprica rated this movie6/10Okay

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