'It’s a Wonderful Afterlife' fairly entertaining

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Cast: Jim Mistry, Danny Dyer, Shabana Azmi, Goldy Notay, Zoe Wanamaker, Sally Hawkins, Mark Addy, Sendhil Ramamurthy

This frantic British comedy, with a vast cast of top names, is about an Asian mother determined to marry off her daughter, with deadly results for the potential grooms.

A string of murders is investigated by detectives Addy and Ramamurthy in a film that rattles along and, largely, entertains.

Star Rating: 3/5