It's a light comedy about being a medium to the dead. Or the deados, as they call them in this movie. And seeing how it's a teen movie, this movie is covered in teenagers life problems and dilemmas. You know, all that identity searching quest in the midst of school activities. Only this time, add helping-ghosts-moving-on to the curriculum. The comedy part made the actual problem seem negligible. Where in the real world, not so much. But what do I know? I'm not a medium. Anyway, back to the movie. The plot was pretty solid, the acting was decent, the songs were on point. The family-drama part was pretty touching. It's a solid 6 if you ask me.

Darby (Riele Downs) has an NDE almost drowning while her mother died. Since then she sees dead people and helps them to complete their tasks on Earth so they can move on. She has become a cynical loner in high school who shy's away from normal teen activities spending her Friday nights helping the "deados". Lately she was been helping Gary (Tony Danza) who got run over by an angry cab driver and Mel (Wayne Knight) who was killed by a venomous Dilophosaurus. Her polar opposite is the head of the cheerleader clique and a mean girl, Capri (Auli'i Cravalho) always the princess. When Capri dies, she seeks Darby for help. She wants to still have her sweet 17 party. Darby must totally transform herself to help Capri's vain request.

This is another teen angst high school comedy film that feigns some social redeeming value about being yourself even if you are a "freak show."

First of all, when I first watched the official trailer of the movie I kinda liked it, even though I didn't had high expectations about it. Eventually, it was better than I had imagined and I enjoyed it. The plot of the movie was kinda interesting, but not innovative because there are many movies similar to this one (for example, "The Sixth Sense"). The storyline was well-written and well-explained, but it was simple and easy to understand. The filming location of the movie (Cape Town, South Africa) was magical and I really liked it. Also, the casting of the movie was nice and their performances were descent. It wasn't a scary movie, of course and it wasn't intense, either. However, it was kinda funny and there were some satirical jokes during the movie. The opening scene was promising and enjoyable. The ending scene was definitely predictable, however I still liked it. Moreover, the cinematography and the score of the movie were both very well done and I really liked the movie's aesthetic. Overall, "Darby and the Dead" was an enjoyable teen film, funny and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.