Movie Review – Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

Starring – Ellen Muth, Callum Blue, Jasmine Guy, Sarah Wynter
Director – Stephen Herek
Domestic Gross – Direct to DVD
Running Time – 90 minutes

The aptly named Life After Death picks up on the canceled Showtime series Dead Like Me a few years after we left the characters. They are still grim reapers snatching souls just before death so that those souls may go in to the light. The movie holds to the dark comedy roots of the series employing many of the main players including Ellen Muth, Callum Blue and Jasmine Guy. Unfortunately Many Patinkin passed on reprising his role and the film really suffered as a result. The story revolves around his replacement and how the group adjusts (or doesn’t), but it’s still just a fun long episode. I really loved this series and was sad to see it canceled. So, while it is flawed I was still just happy to catch up with the characters again. If you get the chance pick up the Dead Like Me Complete Box Set. That way you can check out the series and then the movie. I definitely don’t recommend it as a stand alone.

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