‘Next Life’ Review: Emilia Clarke Leads Drake Doremus’ Underbaked Romantic Thought Exercise

'Next Life' Review: Emilia Clarke's Sliding Doors Romance Needs One More Alternative Existence

What if you had the potential to experience two lives, but neither of them was particularly exciting? That’s the question Drake Doremus’ alternate-reality romance asks, even if it arrives at its conclusion inadvertently. The biggest issue, really, is that it’s clear from the first which reality he wants Ivy (“Game of Thrones”‘ Emilia Clarke) to choose. Behind Door No. 1 is Noah (Jack Farthing, “Poldark”), a Hugh Grant manqué who is not only her …

‘Next Life’ Review: Emilia Clarke Leads Drake Doremus’ Underbaked Romantic Thought Exercise

Edgar Ramírez and Jack Farthing also star in the 'Sliding Doors'-style drama from the writer-director of 'Like Crazy,' following a 30something Londoner across two alternate realities.

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”

Drake Doremus was shooting a commercial in Madrid during the pandemic when a chance encounter changed the course of his life completely. The writer-director initially packed for a nine-day trip but after meeting the woman who would later become his wife, he ended up staying in the Spanish capital for five months. The twist of […]