From writer-director-star Albert Brooks. He plays Daniel, a middle-aged L. A. guy who dies in a car crash. He wakes up in the afterlife, which looks a lot like southern California, where he has to await judgment to decide his next destination: either moving on to the next level of existence, or rebirth on Earth to learn more life lessons. While he awaits his trial, he meets fellow recently-deceased person Julia (Meryl Streep), and the two hit it off.
Brooks' version of the hereafter is amusing in it's bureaucracy. I liked the never-ending food options, as those waiting to be judged get to eat whatever they want, and however much they want, with no cost or physical repercussions, and it always tastes amazing. Rip Torn is funny as Brooks' boisterous defense attorney, and here he seems to have set the tone for his later career triumphs, like The Larry Sanders Show.
I've always thought it was odd that people were judged worthy of going on to the next level based on how much risk they took in their life on earth, as compulsive risk takers are often not very nice or unselfish people.
Brooks' version of the hereafter is amusing in it's bureaucracy. I liked the never-ending food options, as those waiting to be judged get to eat whatever they want, and however much they want, with no cost or physical repercussions, and it always tastes amazing. Rip Torn is funny as Brooks' boisterous defense attorney, and here he seems to have set the tone for his later career triumphs, like The Larry Sanders Show.
I've always thought it was odd that people were judged worthy of going on to the next level based on how much risk they took in their life on earth, as compulsive risk takers are often not very nice or unselfish people.