We've done the first book, now we're doing the first movie in the After series by the same name - After. The film tracks the book pretty well, but it jut kind of falls flat without the nuance of the story. We get a little (almost none) of the back-and-forth power dynamic between Tessa and Hardin, primarily because Hardin is a little milquetoast, but at least he's got some nonsensical tattoos and a Ramones t-shirt that he shares with Tessa. Selma Blair plays Tessa's mom, but we don't hate her as much as we did in the book (also Scott is a bit of a fan of hers.) "Toby Tucker" Noah still gets left in Tessa's dorm room while she's off canoodling with Hardin, but at least he doesn't go to a hotel instead. Steph's portrayal is decent, and apparently her partner Tristan is a girl in the film, but at least you don't need a fake ID when you're with your "spirit guide." Molly has long hair and Hardin's English dad has spent so much time in the States that he now has an American accent.
So grab a bottle of Gilbey's and let's head on over to our "special spot" by the lake (river?), take a quick dip underwater to enjoy the silence, and proceed to sleepwalk through a long-winded ethereal dream-state where there's literally nothing beneath the surface of our story. We're recapping this whole thing and comparing it to the book, so it's a two-for-one spoiler extravaganza.
