The crimes against comedy (let alone humanity) is first-time (and hopefully LAST time) filmmaker Jeff Baena who wouldn't recognize a fart from an ad-lib in his tone-deaf attempt at satire, dark comedy or sharp skewer to cul-de-sac audiences he's so desperately catering to while completely wasting his vast amount of talent acquired (squandering so much comedic casting is unbearably sad). Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Paul Reiser, Matthew Gray Gubler, Anna Kendrick, (Cameo: Garry Marshall) Laugh-free one-note joke 'rom-com/zom-com' with a very game Plaza (honey, fire your agent immediately) who returns from the dead as a smooth-jazz loving (!), anger management zombie who winds up causing all sorts of 'polite society' ills for her confused family and beloved boyfriend (DeHaan is the only one who really acts up a storm for an otherwise forgettably awful film). LIFE AFTER BETH (2014) * Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. "Life After Beth" was a mediocre movie that set out to accomplish more than it could handle, and as such it scores a very mediocre five out of ten stars from me. The cast list was good though, and people were doing good jobs with their given roles and characters. The movie was adequate entertainment, don't get me wrong, but it hardly sustains more than a single viewing. There wasn't a single moment throughout the movie that made me laugh, so for a comedy, then the movie failed to deliver. While "Life After Beth" started out alright, then director Jeff Baena set up the scenario for more than he could handle, and t he movie just fell to a heap of disappointing pieces. So there is a comparison for you right there. But the movie turned out to be just another mediocre zombie movie, and I will say that "Warm Bodies" was much, much better than "Life After Beth". So I will say that the playing field for this movie was right there for a home-run. The synopsis of this movie is what caught my interest, and the DVD cover also brandished 'the best zom-rom-com since Shaun of the Dead'. It doesn't have anything profound to say about humanity, it doesn't force the viewer to reflect on their own relationships, and it doesn't feature any insightful social commentary. It's an admirable attempt to do something different with the zombie genre, but I can't say that it succeeds, the plot going nowhere interesting after introducing its basic premise.
Dealing with the subjects of grief and troubled relationships, this is actually quite a downer of a film, especially at the end when Beth goes full-on flesh-eater and Zach is forced to end the relationship once and for all. The situation is far from amusing, and even after the film enters apocalyptic/survival mode, there's little that could be described as horrific. It's more of a romantic drama between two young lovers where the girl just happens to be a corpse. This one is often referred to as a horror comedy, but I found nothing horrific or funny about it.
Rekindling his romance with the girl, despite the fact that she was pronounced dead and subsequently buried, Zach becomes increasingly concerned about Beth's erratic and sometimes violent behaviour, and becomes convinced that she is a zombie. Curious, Zach investigates and learns that Beth has somehow returned home, seemingly alive and well. Reilly) and Geenie (Molly Shannon), but is understandably confused when they suddenly shut him out of their lives. Struggling to come to terms with his loss, the young man befriends his dead girlfriend's parents, Maury (John C. The film starts as Zach attends Beth's wake, the girl having died of a snakebite while out walking. This isn't your run-of-the-mill zombie flick. Nothing unusual about that, you might think, except that Beth is a zombie, has an oven chained to her back, and is listening to smooth jazz. There's a scene in Life After Beth where Zach Orfman (Dane DeHaan) goes hiking with his pretty girlfriend Beth (Aubrey Plaza).
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