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The concept seemed good. A girl dies, reawakens inexplicably, and then behaves as if possessed by an evil entity. It's a basic plot, but I figured I'd be in for at least a C+ horror. The lead actress seems OK, and I guess the Italy setting seemed to mix with the religious theme

I just feel that the movie fails to execute. Instead of fully focusing on the girl and what's wrong with her, we get all these annoying and boring flashbacks involving the mother (they keep going back to some scratches on her arm too). At one point, she meets an individual who describes how he's seen people who came back from the dead, just as the girl did; and the movie just fails so badly in this scene. What should have been a scary exposition comes off as normal and mundane for some reason. Basically - my feedback is that movie should've focused more on the girl, not the mother and her past.

I don't think Connie Britton was the right actress for the part. She may be ok for Hallmark but that's not my cup of tea. I think there was a good storyline behind it, it just missed the mark. I wouldn't placed it under horror. Maybe drama. I also could have done without the Italian, I think the accent would have been enough. I hated they used a point she thought children would make things better. Sounds like something from the dark ages. It needed some tweaks. Needing help but not wanting to tell why was annoying but I guess they though the was a big part of the plot. It just needed more. With an actress more suited for the role!

Here After, starring Connie Britton, explores life, love, and the afterlife in a whimsical yet disjointed way. The film follows a man's journey in the afterlife, where he must find true love to move on, blending elements of romance and the supernatural. While the premise is intriguing, the execution falls flat, with pacing issues and dialogue that sometimes feels forced. Despite a solid performance from Connie Britton, the film struggles to connect emotionally, leaving you more aware of its flaws than invested in the characters. Overall, it doesn't quite deliver on its promise, making it a tough watch at 3/10.

1. Don't see this.

I think someone wrote an OK script, then someone from hollywood, rewrote it to add all the clips you see in the trailer.

Sadly this destroyed the movie.

No direction, except the dumb use of tilted shots - why and when.

During the last 45 mins, I found myself listing failures, acting, directing. Tommaso Basili has his head in hands and I swear, you can see him thinking, why did I take this role???

So the story, plausible, but so much useless information was added, scenes that set up nothing an informed no one of anything - just pointless.

The real crac: it takes 60 mins to get to the story. Then 30 to setup and 5 to finish. All the wrong way round.

Was this a thriller or a horror? Make up was laughable - demons and monsters and religion.

Poor rehash of old material and the co-stars were left with rubbish lines and missed opportunities.

I learned nothing new except that random use of angled camera shot annoys everyone - saved gimmicks for meaningful story events.

This movie might have worked if it had been released in the early 2000s, but by now, we've seen this story hundreds of times. There's nothing original in this film, no standout scene, or anything memorable, which makes it a forgettable, below-average flick. It's not awful by any means, but there's really nothing particularly enjoyable or unique about it. Probably the most interesting aspect of the movie is Connie Britton as the lead. It's rare that a movie below 90 minutes runtime feels that long.

The horror elements are also very light, which is disappointing since the trailer made it seem like this would be a proper horror movie. Unfortunately, there are no noteworthy scares or tense scenes. I can't imagine many people enjoying this movie, so I can't recommend it. [4.2/10]