Wristcutters: A Love Story

Relegated to a forlorn afterlife of unsmiling lost souls and melancholy drifters as a result of committing suicide in the mortal realm, a heartbroken young man sets out to find the girl who inspired his final act of self-destruction after learning that she too has taken her own life in director ...more

For viewers inclined to let a movie's title dictate their interest, Wristcutters: A Love Story will be quite the surprise -- if, that is, they make it past the title to an actual viewing. Yes, it's about suicide victims trapped in a purgatory where they literally can't smile. But it's also whimsical, upbeat and life-affirming, and the title -- a change from both the graphic novel (Kamikaze Pizza) and short story (Kneller's Happy Campers) -- perfectly encapsulates the movie's unusual duality. Its ...more