Who would you pick: Miles Teller or Callum Turner? A very, very, very hard choice for me. 

   “Eternity” is the pop of color that Hollywood has been lacking for too long. Director David Freyne’s charming comedy takes on a simple premise of a not-so-simple love triangle when a person is forced to choose between two great loves in the afterlife.

   Larry (Miles Teller) was Joan’s husband for 65 years, and Luke (Callum Turner) was her first husband, who passed away in the military 67 years ago. Both now wait for her in the “afterlife lobby” where  Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) must decide with whom to spend eternity. 

   In the film’s version of eternity, you can be anywhere you want to be. Larry and Luke have different ideas about where they want to be, but they both want to spend it with Joan. Once someone picks their eternity, it is forbidden to leave, and they are not allowed to visit any other. 

   Olsen plays Joan as nervous, caught in the middle of an impossible situation; she has a new determination after her death not to sacrifice her own happiness for others, something she often did in her earthly role as a wife and mother, shown in the beginning and throughout the movie.

   As both Larry and Joan arrive in the afterlife, they’re met with the “ACs,” which stands for Afterlife Coordinator. These two lively coordinators are played by Da’Vine Joy Randolph and John Early. Randolph is Larry’s coordinator, while Early is Joan’s. Early is pro-Luke the whole movie, and both coordinators add the funniest punchlines that make it more comedy than romance.

   Tensions rise when the ACs reveal a twist: Joan’s decision must be made within 24 “afterlife hours,” or she’ll be automatically sent to a bland, neutral eternity. This deadline sparks chaos, with Larry and Luke competing in absurd challenges orchestrated by the ACs, such as a “memory duel.” And throughout the movie, we see the different emotions Joan is hit with being with both of them in the afterlife lobby.

   The ending offers two plot twists I didn’t expect and left me with a happy tear running down my cheek.

  Freyne’s direction infuses the story with vibrant visuals, like upbeat jazz clubs dissolving into lakesides, making “Eternity” a refreshing mix of romance, comedy, and lots of personal reflection. 

   Box office projections are strong, positioning it as a “sleeper hit” in the comedy genre, potentially reviving the interest in afterlife narratives like “The Good Place.”

   Olsen’s portrayal of a traditional wife has drawn comparisons to her roles in “WandaVision”, and has also sparked discussions on gender roles on the web, with Joan’s arc resonating as a feminist take on eternal relationships. 

   If you’re debating between Miles Teller or Callum Turner, you should definitely try to keep them both. I spent the whole movie weighing the pros and the cons.