Writer/Director Jeff Baena’s Life After Beth has a
slow build, then hits its stride, bringing in laughs in what is being billed as
a zom-com (Zombie Comedy), but then loses itself in muddled absurdity.
The clever premise concerns the death of young Beth
(Aubrey Plaza) that destroys her boyfriend Zach (Dane DeHaan). Having befriended Beth’s Father (John C.
Reilly), Zach goes over for a visit a few days later and finds Beth is alive
with no memory of her death or the fact she had recently broken off their
relationship.
DeHaan, Reilly, Molly Shannon (Beth’s Mother) and Anna
Kendrick (Zach’s Friend) turn in excellent performances, but they and Plaza are
all hampered by the erratic script that turns south from the fun it had built
throughout the middle act.
I give Life After Beth a 2+ out of 5.
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