I found the premise quite intriguing, though it's been done many times. It begins with the very idea that in the celestial world a mistake has been made. At times the idea of eternity is made comical in that they have let in a bunch of buffoons and careless people. I was also interested to see that for the most part, the military is running heaven. People wear insignia and act in a way that says, I am your commander. That would be appropriate since the military has sent so many people to death. Of course, all the dead are decked out in whatever uniform fit the time they served. They seem to have the final say over everything. OK. I'll get beyond that. There are a great many speeches made about love and patriotism and nationalism. The interpretation of love is pretty short and doesn't seem to include much about the love that humans should have for each other on a day to day basis. I really liked the beginning, but when the windbags took over, especially Raymond Massey, the rhetoric was all over. Why would these characters be granted that other than some propagandistic soapbox.
Review of A Matter of Life and Death
