The Life List Review: Sofia Carson Starrer is Heartwarming But Unexpected Drama Makes it Complicated

Sofia Carson’s starrer Netflix rom-com brings a heartfelt experience to viewers as the star goes on a journey of connecting with herself while discovering the truth about her identity on the way. This The Life List review looks into her journey, the hopes held for her by her beloved mother who passes them on as her inheritance and the support system a family provides when trying to recuperate from the loss of a beloved member.

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The Life List Review

Alex Rose is sent on a quest by her mother from beyond the grave that sets her on a journey to connecting with her true self, discovering family secrets, and find true love. An unexpected inheritance from her mother leads Alex on a road filled with tears and laughter as she sets out to complete the many tasks on her life list that were left as a request by her mother. Each time she finishes a task on the list, she receives a disk with a message from her mother. But with just one year to complete all the tasks, will Alex be able to finish them while dealing with the loss of her mother?

Sofia Carson stars as Alex Rose, the beloved daughter of her mother, who is shocked when she finds out that she has been left with nothing but a set of tasks she needs to finish before she can get the inheritance meant for her. While she is shocked and unsure whether to go along with the plan, she finally decides to do as her mother had asked and begin to reflect upon her life, which she thought was perfect. As this facade of perfection comes crumbling down, she finally begins to rearrange her life and go along with the list.

I have to say, this film surely had great potential, which it has fulfilled to quite an extent. A parent’s worry helps them push their child to a better life and the faith of a child who finally sees things from their parents’ eyes. The film is made over the span of a year, and this year is one in which Alex is to heal from the death of her mother. Amusingly, it is her mother who helps her heal during this time by making her complete the tasks stated in her life list, which not only diverts Alex’s attention but also pushes her outside her house.

However, amidst all this, I am quite saddened by how easily some of the tasks were just run over swiftly without giving them much time or not shown at altogether. Instead, the focus falls on Alex looking for her real father, which I believe shouldn’t have taken as much time as it did. The focus should’ve been on the bucket list given to her, which helps her connect to her younger self and her mother, but instead, it is all skipped over. I was really looking forward to how Alex would go about the tasks, and more of those disks left behind by her mother. We didn’t even get enough of the family slowly healing together, and instead were once again given just one scene where the siblings come together and make up.

Somehow, you begin to notice that the film is steering off-course and into several directions, which disrupts the emotions that were blooming within us in the beginning. Altogether, the film is an entertaining watch, but it chooses to skip over parts that could have made it a lot better.

Summing Up

The Life List is an interesting romance drama with heartwarming feelings of a mother-daughter relationship. The film is intriguing to watch, but you might have to either skip or speed up in some scenes because it doesn’t take time to notice that this isn’t what we were here for.

Watch The Life List on Netflix.

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