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Defending Your Life (1991) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Defending Your Life (1991) a score of 2.9922 out of 4

based on (32) reviews

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Excellent

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(24)

Good

(2)

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Ted Prigge

"Defending Your Life" is one of the funniest and most clever comedies that I've seen released this decade. On the surface, it's just a really witty, and hilarious film about what happens when you die. But underneath is a film that's about the way we...read the complete Defending Your Life (1991) review at Ted Prigge

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Defending Your Life is a wryly witty and very amusing comedy from the mind of writer-director Albert Brooks (Broadcast News, The In-Laws), who gives a hilarious take on the process of what happens after we die. Apparently, we all go to a place called Judg...read the complete Defending Your Life (1991) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

As most of us would do, Albert Brooks puts himself in every shot of his film of his script. Unfortunately, though his directorial skills are inoffensive, Brooks is less than a compelling actor, and a long-winded writer with effectively nothing to say. To...read the complete Defending Your Life (1991) review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)