Eternity is a romantic comedy about a love triangle between a woman and her first husband who died in a war, and her second husband of 65 years. The twist is that they are all now dead and she has to choose which one of the guys to spend eternity with.
This film has some similarities to Albert Brooks’ 1991 film Defending Your Life in that the recently deceased travel to an ‘in-between’ place between life on earth and moving on to the next stage of existence.
But rather than defend their life and overcome fear, in this film the newly dead have one week to decide which afterlife they want. The catch is, their decision isn’t reversible, anyone who tries to escape their new eternal location will be captured and sentenced to everlasting limbo in the ‘void.’
The eternities on offer range from mountain world through to museum world, and many other supposedly ideal locales catering to every belief and desire, but many of them seem quite boring.
So, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is put in the position of choosing between the devilishly handsome first hubby Luke (Callum Turner) whom she never truly got to know, or her long term husband Larry (Miles Teller), whom she might know just a bit too much.
This is a fun kind of film, full of humour and some charming and heartfelt scenes. It’s well cast and there is definite romantic tension and some good old-fashioned love scattered throughout the film. The drama isn’t too tough, this is not a film to challenge anything really, but it does flow along nicely.
The support cast of Da’Vine Joy Randolph and John Early as two afterlife co-ordinators, and Oga Merediz as a former neighbour now deceased do some great work and provide good comedic and confidante roles for the main three.
If you are looking for a night at the movies to see something that’s enjoyable, sweet and with no violence, then this might be the one for you.
ETERNITY
Starring: Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, Olga Merediz, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Directed by: David Freyne
Duration: 114 minutes
In New Zealand cinemas 4th December 2025