Direction, lighting and music create an eerie atmosphere for this effective thriller mystery. The supporting cast are a mix of familiar face's including Josh Charles and Shuler Hensley and the other officers. However, Young Chandler Canterbury as the little boy Jack is memorable. Die Hard 4 star Justin Long is average as Ricci's fiancée, as he doesn't have the convincing weight of the other players. The tension between Neeson and Ricci is note-worthy and create some great moments. He's creepy and cold, although not given a back story, his character has many layers. Liam Neeson is convincing as the mortician Eliot Deacon in a subtle performance where he communicates with the dead. Although, Ricci is on the mortuary slab and semi-nude for most part of the film, comparably to Anna Falchi in Dellamorte Dellamore (1994), to Wojtowicz-Voslo's credit it's never in an explicit or over sexualized presentation. While most of film centres around the character of Anna Taylor it is a wise casting choice by Matthew Lessall as beautiful Christina Ricci gives an emotional performance as a girl who's is not sure if she is dead or alive. The stark style of filming is reminiscent of Body to Body (2003) aka "Corps à corps". Director Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Voslo's After-life is intriguing, thought provoking and original throughout. However, his latest work is a young female school teacher, but is she really dead or is he fulfilling a sick fantasy. A funeral director appears to have the gift of speaking to dead, and help with their passing to the either side.
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