Overview
- A24’s afterlife romantic comedy places Joan in a bureaucratic way station called the Junction, where the newly deceased get one week to pick a themed eternity and decide whom to spend it with.
- Freyne tells Entertainment Weekly that earlier drafts centered the climactic action on Larry before revisions ensured the decisive moment belonged to Joan.
- Polygon reports that a detailed scientific backstory—featuring an ARC protein and a memory-linked virus—was developed but largely cut to preserve pace and clarity.
- The cast discusses themes of memory, identity, and long-term love, with Elizabeth Olsen calling the film’s consumerist afterlife setting a timely satire and Callum Turner reflecting on his rom-com experience and future projects.
- Early reviews commend the performances, mid-century production design, and inventive worldbuilding, while some note tonal unevenness and a occasionally thin script.