Starring Patrick Fugit and Shannyn Sossamon Directed by Goran Dukic U.S. Box Office: $231,512 Rated R

Zia is distraught after his hottie girlfriend breaks up with him, and after a leisurely morning of cleaning up the apartment, he decides to calmly end it all. What he doesn't realize is that there really is no end -- the afterlife for suicides consists of a bizarre purgatory with a striking resemblance to the desert Southwest in which no one can smile and strange, unexplained events referred to as miracles happen to ordinary people. Zia learns that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed," and he sets out on a road trip with his Russian musician friend to find her.

Now if that isn't the damned strangest thing you've ever heard, I'd be afraid to hear what is. To answer your first question, the movie isn't violent, although there are one or two images that might be difficult for some to see, especially early in the film. From there, the ironies and tongue-in-cheek moments hide around every corner. Zia gets a job in this afterlife at a place called Kamikaze Pizza, and there's a spot under his passenger's seat in which objects tend to disappear and are never seen again. Shannyn Sossamon is wonderful as the distant but loveable Mikal, a mysterious girl who "isn't supposed to be here" and is keeps mentioning her search for "the people in charge," of which no one can make heads or tails.

There are scattered moments when you have to wonder where all this is going, but it's a very interesting take on an afterlife created especially for people who have "offed." The very last scene makes the entire journey worthwhile just on its own. See it and you'll understand what I mean.