Review of ETERNITY: A Difficult Dilemma

December 10, 2025

After he died, Larry Cutler (Miles Teller) found himself in a train station-like place called the "Junction." With the help of his Afterlife Coordinator named Anna (Da'Vine Joy Randolph), Larry had to decide where he wanted to spend his eternity. A few days later, Larry's wife of 65 years, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen), also passed away, and the two were reunited at the Junction, expecting to spend the rest of their afterlife together. 

To her surprise, her first husband Luke (Callum Turner), who died 67 years ago in the Korean War and waited for her ever since, also showed up to claim her as well. Now Joan was faced with a very difficult decision to make. Will she spend her eternity with her first love and husband, whom she barely spent any life with? Or will it be with a man she spent 65 long years filled with both happy and problematic memories?

Director and co-writer David Freyne wisely tackled this rather heavy topic with a light rom-com touch. His version of the afterlife is clearly not based on any religious dogma, hence it was open to his own original ideas with regards to its rules (once a soul chose his eternity, there is no turning back or else Eternity Cops will throw him into the Void), or features (for the price of a ticket, you can take a stroll into an "Archives" of your cherished moments in life). 

His three main actors knew their assignments well, and kept their performances also breezy for the most part, while knowing when to go a bit serious as the story required. Both Teller and Turner played their roles with their own brands of earnest charm, to make Joan's (and the audience's) dilemma that much more difficult who to choose. The suspense of the close contest will make you want to stay for Joan's final decision.

The premise of the film was actually very simple, but Joan's big dilemma will make audiences also reflect about their own romantic relationships in life. At the start, a marriage between two young people in its first year is quite idealistic as it basked in a honeymoon glow. In contrast, a marriage of over 50 years is a dizzying roller-coaster ride as it went through many wringers along the way.  You, which partner would be your choice be for your eternity? 7/10