A review of Next Life from director Drake Doremus and starring Emilia Clarke as a woman whose fate lies in two different realities from a train ride
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That chance encounter in Madrid has sparked his first film in 7 years,which presents a pair of alternative realities for Ivy, romantically and professionally. Deliciously set against the backdrop of the modern London jazz scene, she finds herself confronted with a choice in a bit of aof two worlds, parallel universes that beg the question posed by poet Robert Frost with “The Path Not Taken”.
Here we see both paths and wonder which will be the right choice, if either, for Ivy. In one she meets jazz musician Diego on a train after accidentally bumping into him and spilling her coffee all over herself.
This is the beginning of a beautiful relationship in which he encourages her own musical ambitions which she had pushed aside and now inspires her to follow that career path as well as a romantic one with him and acceptance by his two kids. In the other reality where she is on the train butspill the drink and doesn’t have the encounter with Diego, she returns to her ex, Noah, her boss at a thriving London office, and a man with whom there might be a more stable traditional future even if it quietly stifles her own ambitions.
'The Leader' Review: Tim Blake Nelson And Vera Farmiga Superb In Powerful Depiction Of Real-Life 'Heaven's Gate' Suicide Cult - Tribeca FestivalDrake Doremus Talks Parallel Lives, Working With Emilia Clarke & Edgar Ramírez & His 'Next Life' In Filmmaking: "There Are So Many Little Decisions In Life That Add Up To Giant Changes" Which path will she take? Doremus skillfully navigates this sometimes confusing narrative which zig zags back and forth between these two alternate and very viable realities, fusing them with the vibrancy of London’s jazz scene and some lush vocals for both Ramirez and Clarke, notably with her moving rendition of the WW2 staple “I’ll Be Seeing You”.
The whole score is rich and enticing for lovers of jazz, and it becomes a gorgeous soundtrack as Ivy lives her lives. Smartly Doremus doesn’t color the situation between Diego and Noah by making one clearly the loser as is the case with most Hollywood-style romcoms. Both are viable, both have joyous moments, and both have downer moments as these two scenarios are played out.
I have to confess sometimes it seems to be too much to keep track of, and they do merge in interesting ways every now and then. You would be excused if you didn’t immediately recall the 1998 film,also with alternate lives set in London and also sparked by a train ride for Gwyneth Paltrow, one where she catches the train leading to discovering her boyfriend cheating on her, the other where she misses the train and thus does not make the discovery.
What Doremus has done though is to make his own thing with a similar concept, a film greatly enhanced by the lilting presence of Clarke who is wonderful in this role, showing us the glory of fate, and its price. It is a film that may make you think of your own choices in life, what is and what might have been.
Ramirez, never more engaging, invests an attractive and more carefree alternative, while Farthing may be less exciting but still someone who clearly loves Ivy despite a rockier relationship that nevertheless is a viable path to take. It’s complicated.still has a place in my heart, has made a very personal movie this time around that confirms he is still finding maturity as a storyteller, the changes in his own life signifying a promising new path for‘Scary Movie’ Stabbing Franchise-Best $52M; $31M For He-Man’s ‘Universe’‘Buffy’ & ‘Ted Lasso’ Castmates Pay Tribute To Actor Who Died At 72Comments On Deadline Hollywood are monitored.
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Drake Doremus Talks Parallel Lives, Working With Emilia Clarke & Edgar Ramírez & His ‘Next Life’ In Filmmaking: “There Are So Many Little Decisions In Life That Add Up To Giant Changes”Next Life is set in the modern London jazz scene and follows the story of Ivy (Clarke), who finds herself confronted with parallel universes.
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