A movie about what might happen in the afterlife has not been a common idea in many years. The last one is the very good film written and directed by Albert Brooks, "Defending Your Life" (1991). This new one, "Eternity" starring Miles Teller as Larry, who dies after choking on a small pretzel, while his wife Joan played by Elizabeth Olsen is slowly dying of Cancer tries to cover new ground on this fundamental question for all of humanity.
In this story, the afterlife is like a giant Airport, where an A.C. (afterlife counselor), played by Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and John Early as Anna and Ryan, greet you when you arrive and then take you through all the rules you need to know before you can select your eternity.
It turns out that Joan was married once before to a young man who was killed in the Korean War, Luke, played by Callum Turner and two months later she married Larry and spent the next 67 years with him.
The rest of this movie, after they all arrive in this afterlife Airport, is waiting for Joan to make a decision on who she wants to spend eternity with. Unfortunately, this one decision that dominates this movie does not seem to be a strong enough premise to keep the audience's attention for the entire two hours. This also includes the somewhat predictable twist at the end of this story.
Attempts at humor mostly fall flat, and the story is slow and boring in too many areas and too long. There are some small good parts, with much of the dialogue coming off like a B movie. There is not not enough to recommend here, and I do not agree with the too high ratings of 77% on Rotten Tomatoes, with my rating a 50% and a solid pass.
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