Life After Beth

  • 2014


MOVIE IS discordant romantic decomposing innocent extraordinary
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29 %
44 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 41
Negative reviews 26
Average Rating 2.9/5
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2.5
The film just kind of sits there, gradually escalating a zombie apocalypse and hoping that having the zombies retain a smidgen of humanity as they tur .. Av Club
3.5
Plaza is terrific. She commits so fully to her rabid, Romero esque alter ego, she chews the movie up. EW
2.5
Because as it turns outand this isnt a spoiler, folksBeth is a straight up zombie, but she doesnt know she died in the first place, and her parents do .. Rogerebert
4.5
Afraid hes getting shut out, Zach starts snooping around their house and makes a shocking discovery: Beth isnt dead after all. Variety
3.0
Zach isnt the only character struggling with letting go, but Reillys obsession with keeping his sweet, innocent daughter alive doesnt hold the same lo .. We Got This Covered
3.0
Its a lot of heavy lifting for what amounts to hes just not that into you, mainly because youre as ripe as a cadaver. Time Out
2.0
Life After Beth, a frustrating affair due to its waste of resources, feels rushed and under rehearsed. The Guardian
3.0
Sensibly prioritising straight faced weirdness over goofy gags, writer/director Baena keeps things just the right side of believable, eschewing explan .. The Guardian
2.0
Getting people in creepy makeup to gurn and shuffle and get shot isnt automatically scary plus hilarious. The Guardian
1.9
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
1.3
The films payoff, a sight gag with odiously misogynistic symbolic undertones, harks back to cant live with em, cant shoot em humor that was dated a de ..
4.5
Sometimes tender, sometimes frantic, and always funny, the films surprising coherence is exemplified in a climactic scene that pairs credible heartbre .. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Seasoned actors are left to yell pointlessly at one another, while Beth and the zombie angle slowly decompose. The New York Times
3.2
The effort is appreciably less heavy handed than, say, a Napoleon Dynamite figure. Paste Magazine
2.6
Life After Beth arrives more like Frankensteins Monster than the revived corpse of a well worn genre. IGN
3.0
Life After Beth finds a fresh angle to work and the right cast to work it. Theres death in the genre yet. Telegraph
1.5
But what might have been a snappy short is interminable at feature length, the mayhem in suburbia conceit generating few laughs as it stomps along.
4.0
We must surely now be getting close to some sort of zombie saturation point, with even the zomromcom becoming a distinct subsubgenre. On Beths evidenc ..
2.0
It may be time to put the zombie trend to rest. At least thats what writer director Jeff Baenas initially promising, and ultimately disappointing, dir .. Ny Daily News
3.0
Horror comedy is a tough thing to pull off unless youre John Landis or Edgar Wright. JoBlo
1.3
Among many missteps is a total tonal identity crisis. Plaza has described Beth as a zom com rom dram. (N.B. This remark is more clever than anything i .. The Globe And Mail
3.1
Halfway through, the story loses momentum, becoming a listless, predictable Saturday Night Live skit. Philly
1.5
Theres something listless about Life After Beth it starts out as a reflection on the potentially morbid nature of grief and then doesnt seem to know w .. Village Voice
2.5
Whats clever here is how he ignores what hes figuring out and what the adults may not be telling him. Rogers Movie Nation
3.5
Wisely avoids obvious surges in intensity to balance relationship habits with oncoming disaster, generating a movie thats grotesque and broad, but som .. Blu Ray
1.5
Once its safely slotted in the overworked zom com genre, theres no reason to keep watching. Chicago Reader
3.1
The talented ensemble cast in this high concept indie comedy is underused. Usa Today
2.0
Just as the zombie genre refuses to die, this fitfully funny and well cast black comedy doesnt know when to stop either. Radio Times
2.5
Debuting director Jeff Baena who co wrote the manic David O. Russell misfire I Heart Huckabees doesnt fully exploit the premise (which sounds funnier .. New York Post
1.5
Writer director Jeff Baena maintains a tongue in cheek attitude throughout that it so ironic it undermines audience engagement. He might have been abl .. Film Journal International ..
3.0
Is there anything Aubrey Plaza cant do Yes, it turns out, and Life After Beth proves it. Az Central
3.1
At its best, the film manages the trick of constructing a modern myth while simultaneously deconstructing it on one level, this is a story about how t .. Star Tribune
2.5
Parks and Recreations Aubrey Plaza stars as Beth, a college student who doesnt realize shes died. Toronto Star
2.0
A screenplay that frankly might have been cooked up by a couple of bored fifth formers. Daily Mail
1.5
Though it stumbles in some cases, Life After Beth is a solid zombie romance with some real teeth to it. Cinema Crazed
4.0
A film that succeeds in both its low key premise and extraordinary conclusion, Life After Beth deserves to walk again when revived for general release .. Flim List
2.5
Even if Life After Beth is a unique entry in the zombie canon, it still registers as overkill. One gets the sense that Mr. Baena should have let this .. Observer
3.0
Writer director Jeff Baena cleverly turns the teenage rom com genre upside down by integrating certain aspects of the zombie mythos into the mix. Flim Threet
2.2
Life After Beth remains a mildly funny film in search of a director with some bite. The Film Stage
2.5
Baena co wrote I Heart Huckabees and while he has a sense of humor, the jokes here tend to be meager and tend to dribble on. Chicago Tribune
2.2
Life After Beth is compelling while youre wondering what it is, and then tedious once you realize the filmmakers dont know either. Uproxx
2.8
...Baenas debut just never really comes to life and unfortunately lacks the bite the best of the genre has to offer. Blogs Indie Wire
5.3
In Life After Beth, Dane Dehaan is, pretty much, the straight man to Aubrey Plaza as Beth; who does a great job and never winks at the audience. Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
A romantic comedy to die for... Its dead funny... etc., etc. DeHaan and Plaza ace it in a sure footed zombie movie more interested in heart than braaa .. Total Film
3.0
This US, self styled zom rom com was made by first time writer/director Jeff Baena for nuppence ($2.4 million). Standard
2.0
It seems to be fighting a battle against itself, and is visibly losing the closer it gets to its deflated climax. Hey U Guys
2.5
A mildly promising premise sputters thanks to clumsy direction, miscasting, and an uneven tone. Oregon Live
2.0
Sadly, Life After Beth lacks both the discordant whimsy and quasi philosophising that divided Huckabees audience, ultimately ensnared by the tropes of .. Cine Vue
3.8
A funny and weird showcase for DeHaans effortless appeal and a chance for Plaza to go bonkers, CGI free. Red Eye Chicago
3.8
The offbeat, warm hearted directorial debut of screenwriter Jeff Baena (2004s I Huckabees ), Life After Beth reimagines what it might be like if a cor .. Dustin Put Man
4.0
The humour is a mix of bone dry dialogue and riotously nutty visual gags that escalate as the story progresses. Contact Music
4.3
The cast is better than it needs to be, and Baena refreshingly doesnt waste time with exposition. Ar Kansas Online
2.5
Life After Beth doesnt care what message we pluck out and just continues to lumber forward, and sideways, through tonal shifts held together by lame j .. Film Racket
2.7
Here hes just as superb, but hes undermined by a lackluster screenplay that fails to be smart, funny or poignant for that matter although it does try. Nyc Movie Guru
2.5
But first time writer director Jeff Baena doesnt do enough with this idea, getting distracted by lazy humor (What if zombie Beth is driven to screamin .. The Dissolve
4.0
Baenas comical mourning period marks a fine return to the personal zombie movie one thats not been seen since 2004s Shaun of The Dead. One Room With A View
4.5
Her Beth is a brilliantly realized comic creation, and an awe inspiring testimonial to exactly what shes capable of. Flavor Wire
1.9
For a romantic zombie comedy, Jeff Baenas Life After Beth comes up way short on laughs, scares, action and political insights into our culture. Daily Herald
2.0
Life After Beth is one or two re writes away from where it needs to be. The Skinny
3.8
physicality and vocal work alone make for one of the most memorable zombie performances in recent memory. Under The Radar Mag
1.5
There isnt even a build up point where scares and gore let us give the sloppy storytelling a pass, mostly because theres none of either. Movie Mezzanine
2.5
Life After Beth is an irritatingly undeveloped project. A charming cast and a few moments of inspired lunacy make it passingly worthwhile for genre fa .. Streaming Quickflix
1.5
Watch that 1:49 amuse bouche and youll get the sense of Life After Beth as a kooky and funny, if undoubtedly twisted, satire of the zombie genre. The Mary Sue
1.9
When it comes to the overstuffed annals of undead cinema from A (Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies) to Z (Zombies on Broadway), this anemic effort rests nea .. Clclt
2.5
Maybe its time for other movies such as this to stay buried for awhile.
4.0
Yet, while youre laughing you cant help but feel sorry for all involved. Media Mikes
1.5
Surprisingly dull and unfunny for the talent involved, Life After Beth is a dead on arrival comedy thats just as much in need of some brains as its ti .. Blog Bullz Eye
3.2
She also doesnt remember any problems with Zach, so shes delighted to see him again. Assignment X
4.0
The move veers more zom than rom with a third act that disintegrates more rapidly than those decomposing corpses. Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
If our undead loved ones ever do rise, hopefully well feel the same mix of joy and terror as Zach in this sad and sweet romzomcom. Sky
2.5
Life After Beth starts feeling more conventional the wilder and darker it gets. Miami
3.1
Aubrey Plaza is committed to the gag, but the rest of this messy and muddled zom rom com needed more guts. Film.com
2.0
The comedy inherent in a human/zombie love pairing doesnt get this tired and unambitious genre pastiche very far. Little White Lies
3.1
The film offers a few clever derivations on a genre thats near death these days, creatively speaking. MLive.com
3.0
What makes it work is Plazas performance. She brings both the physical and the intellectual parts together with grunting elegance. O Canada
3.0
Does deliver some fun undead action, yet the laughs are never as big as youd hope. Sfx
3.5
First time writer director Baena casts the film slyly and directs individual sequences with a lot of sneaky wit. Oc Register
2.0
Like its titular zombie, this film makes a good first impression, but before long you can tell the neurons are not quite firing correctly.
3.2
Until writer director Jeff Baena loses his way in the last third, he provides a fresh, silly touching take on the zombie genre. Charlotte Observer
4.5
The film will no doubt have detractors in the mainstream press, but for those looking for something different, Life After Beth rises above this somnam .. Jestherent Blog Spot
4.5
as Baena brings the plot to its thoroughly surreal climax, there is a blurring of the banal and the apocalyptic that is all his own. Pain, loss and ev .. Grolsch Film Works



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