2007 * PG-13 * 1h 46m What an excellent little indie flick. It's one of those movies where anything's possible, is totally unpredictable, and you just sit back and enjoy the ride. The story focuses on Anabelle (Blake Lively), who's a teenage beauty queen. She's driven hard by her mother, played by Mary Steenburgen. Right after she's crowned, she passes out on stage and dies. She's brought to the funeral home and right before she's embalmed, she miraculously comes back to life.
Her story intersects with Elvis (Max Minghella), who has taken the funeral home over from his feeble father Charlie (Joe Mantegna). Charlie is a sweet character who's not quite all there, and he spends his days playing golf in the fields adjacent to the funeral home. Elvis is doing all the work even though he's never been professionally trained or certified.
Things get interesting when Anabelle runs away from home and hides out at the funeral home. At first she spends her time helping out around the place. However, she and Elvis decide to go on a road trip. To no ones surprise, they end up falling for each other. And the plot takes you in directions both predictable and unexpected. I thought both leads did an excellent job and you can definitely feel the chemistry between them. This is another film that for the life of me, I can't figure out why it isn't better known. If you're looking for something out of the ordinary, be sure to give this one a chance.
4 out of 5 stars
It's currently streaming for free with your library card on Hoopla and on Prime Video.
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