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Opportunities to comment on the ethical grey areas of suicide are mostly squandered and, as the pointless digressions begin to pile up, your mind begins to drift from the action on screen.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Wristcutters: A Love Story
Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride
2007 · 1h 28m · R
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Goran Dukić
Overview
Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip to find her.
Director and cast
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Fresh
Wristcutters is a small film of ambitions nicely scaled to the performances and story. Who knew that affectless characters could be so oddly affecting?
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
It's such an original piece of work and I love the deliberately bleak cinematography.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
All this sounds rather grim, and indeed it is -- but this backward Heaven Can Wait is also, thanks to [director] Dukic's inventive imagination, surprisingly involving and ultimately sweet.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Wristcutters is a cut above most low-budget American indies, with something original to say about the human condition and an artful way of saying it.
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
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