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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:30
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.2/10
Theatrical Release:Feb 13, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: A cinematic gamble without precedent, this ambitious project comprises three films, in three disparate genres, that provide not so much the same action from different perspectives, but rather,... [More]
Starring: Lucas Belvaux, Ornella Muti, Francois Morel, Catherine Frot
Director: Lucas Belvaux
Movies, particularly post-Spielbergian Hollywood product, tend to steer your frame of reference with fascistic discipline. Here, delivered in a shiftable tripartite sequence, is a movie experience you can shape yourself.
Top CriticA compelling drama which forms an essential part of Lucas Belvaux's audacious series.
If you have committed to the entire project ... this chapter leaves you not only with a sense of completion but of an ascension to a hard-won grace.
Top CriticIt's an engrossing experience, although at least one story strand...doesn't pass muster when viewed a second time.
“After Life,” takes a more somber tone than the first two films [in "The Trilogy"]
This is a harrowing story of addiction and co-dependence, strong and quite moving.
Works well on its own, but it makes the other two films better still by filling in their gaps and thus making the overall series a good deal more interesting.
Watching junkies screaming for their fix tends to get very tired very quickly, but Blanc holds the screen with furtive intensity.
Top CriticOne particularly brilliant achievement of Belvaux's is the intimate access it affords to every character's story as bit players and central figures change roles.
The most intimate and moving of the three films. What’s most compelling about this installment is its frank exploration of a couple mired in co-dependency.
The fine performances by Blanc and Melki give Belvaux' whole clever undertaking some needed weight.
Top CriticBelvaux is no Douglas Sirk, but the film is an admirable, if uneven, conclusion to an audacious project.
Even if you refuse to play Belvaux’s Choose Your Own Adventure, do not ignore these performances.
The strongest film [of the trilogy].
Top CriticWell-calibrated tensions make this cop story eminently watchable.
The Trilogy's amazing partnership is Agnès and Pascal's. With After the Life's tango of enabler and addict, Belvaux finally delivers emotional resonance.
Top CriticWe're treated to two smashing performances from Morel and Blanc.
Top CriticA rich and compelling work in its own right, as well as an integral part of Belvaux's grander project, this brings the trilogy to a moving conclusion.
"After the Life...is the most tolerable of The Trilogy’s entries."
Each film stands satisfyingly on its own as a genre piece, but the triplex provides added understanding of character and consequence.
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