Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) (V)

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers:

Stephen Godchaux (writer)
John Masius (writer)

Release Date:

17 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

After the departure of Rube Sofer, a new head reaper named Cameron Kane takes over. He's a slick businessman...

Plot Keywords:

Shot To Death | Obscene Finger Gesture | Text Messaging | Tantric Sex | Sister Sister Relationship

Cast

Ellen Muth	...	George Lass
Callum Blue	...	Mason
Sarah Wynter	...	Daisy Adair
Jasmine Guy	...	Roxy Harvey
Britt McKillip	...	Reggie Lass
Christine Willes	...	Delores Herbig
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Joy Lass
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Cameron Kane
Crystal Dahl	...	Crystal
Jordan Hudyma	...	Hudson Hart
Vlasta Vrana	...	Gregor
Shenae Grimes	...	Jennifer Hardick
James Bradford	...	Limo Driver
Danette Mackay	...	Sheryl (as Danette MacKay)
Luis Oliva	...	Thief

Also Known As:

Dead Like Me (USA) (TV title)
Dead Like Me: The Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexual content and violence.

Runtime:

USA:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Trivia:

Sarah Wynter takes the role of Daisy Adair, previously played by Laura Harris in the series. In "24" (2001) the two actresses played sisters.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Reggie is driving to school, the roads are totally wet. When she arrives a few minutes later, the road is completely dry. However, it's never stated how far she drove from the wet roads to the school. It's not uncommon for a rain storm to get one part of a city while leaving the other part dry.

Quotes:

Delores Herbig: It's amazing how such a small creature could fit into something so big!
George Lass: Well, Murray had a big heart.
George Lass: [Thinking] And Cameron was a big ass.

Movie Connections:

References Mulholland Dr. (2001)

Soundtrack:

Hard Boiled Baby

A Good Movie Haunted by Its Series

I guess one could label me a fan of this series, since I own both season 1 and 2 DVD box sets and today I purchased this movie. However I am not here to put frosting on the cake. Any TV series is better than the movie from any point of view. Take into consideration that the writers can afford a few episodes that fail over a two year season. One tends to remember the great episodes and push aside the crappy the ones. So in a nutshell you cannot compare any movie to the series.

I was happy to see they managed to get about 80% of the original cast back after 5 years of doing nothing. I enjoyed the movie but it lacked revelations. There was no cosmic secrets answered about the show. It merely asked more questions and some to most of the characters seemed to take a back seat. I was hoping they would use the opportunity to expand on the "Reaper Society" and I kind of thought that was where the plot was heading but somehow failed to push through.

The focus of the film is on Georgia and Reggie and unfortunately characters like Mason, Roxy, and Daisy become less significant than they should be in this film. The subplot with Cameron Kane wasn't well developed and makes the movie fall short of the mark.

So why did I give the move a seven out of ten? That in my honest opinion is a "C" average. It is just OK but could have been better. Sadly due to the nature of the story that reapers never grow old they won't be able to make another. The actress Ellen Muth is showing her age. I sincerely hope she can move on to better roles but I am afraid she will always be haunted by the series and movie.