I can accept that it's a fantasy story about what happens to you when you die, and even the underlying completely made-up premise that souls can only pass on to the "afterlife" in pairs. But there are two fundamental failings.
One, the absurd, forced inconsistencies. A stalker, who keeps coming around tormenting a woman WOULD be reported to the police, even if they cannot yet arrest him. Each unwanted visitation would trigger another police report, eventually a no-stalking order, and an arrest. And people wandering through the an interim state after death seeking their soulmate wouldn't just be telling each other to buzz off. People seek company and something to do, even with people who aren't their "soulmates".
--- And two: Can we all just give up and admit that Christina Ricci is a lousy actress? She dead-panned her way to stardom with films like The Addams Family and Sleepy Hollow, but she only gets away with it because she can be dull, dark, and unemotional. Unfortunately, she is no different when she NEEDS to have some sort of personality, which makes her portrayal as some sort of inter-life guide in this film a plastic flop.
One, the absurd, forced inconsistencies. A stalker, who keeps coming around tormenting a woman WOULD be reported to the police, even if they cannot yet arrest him. Each unwanted visitation would trigger another police report, eventually a no-stalking order, and an arrest. And people wandering through the an interim state after death seeking their soulmate wouldn't just be telling each other to buzz off. People seek company and something to do, even with people who aren't their "soulmates".
--- And two: Can we all just give up and admit that Christina Ricci is a lousy actress? She dead-panned her way to stardom with films like The Addams Family and Sleepy Hollow, but she only gets away with it because she can be dull, dark, and unemotional. Unfortunately, she is no different when she NEEDS to have some sort of personality, which makes her portrayal as some sort of inter-life guide in this film a plastic flop.