The name Clint Eastwood equates to EXCELLENCE.But even Clint is allowed to stumble and he did with "Hereafter." Not that it was a BAAAD movie but one I could have "lived without."
First one, point of excellence.The cinematography of the tsunami.It scares the wits out of you.As for the rest of the film, a rather touching exploration of what a Dr. Moody wrote about years ago in "Life After Life." And one good point for both that book and this picture is that religion plays no importance whatsoever. No one tries to force any belief on anyone."Thank God."
This film certainly will give John Edward of "Crossing Over" a boost.And it may help the skeptical become less skeptical or then again reenforce the afterlife belief in those who already believe in it.Whatever floats one's boat.
The acting? Matt Damon does an adequate job as a forklift operator after having given up his once lucrative fulltime job of doing readings. He says it's a curse not a blessing.But that's all subject to change.
Very nice acting by the twin brothers torn apart by tragedy. If one likes the French language and subtitles, one will enjoy mop- topped Cécile De France who plays Marie LeLay,assigned to write a book about Francois Mitterand. She gets a bit sidetracked which naturally is a very important part of the film.
Why did I give the film a rating of six? Because it's too long and too slow moving. Or maybe it's too slow moving because it's too long? Either way, it's tedious. I also found the acoustics at various times, too bass and mumbled but that might because my hearing isn't as good as it used to be. But then again I did use earphones for the hearing impaired and it still sounded garbled at times.
So we have a movie that is really being hyped everywhere but for a Clint Eastwood film, I found it quite forgettable. It however may have a powerful positive psychological effect on those who are grieving the loss of someone close and if so, then my applause to Clint for helping those in distress. I wish what I saw on the screen was true; maybe it was but until I die and then do a film review on imd.com,I remain doubtful.
First one, point of excellence.The cinematography of the tsunami.It scares the wits out of you.As for the rest of the film, a rather touching exploration of what a Dr. Moody wrote about years ago in "Life After Life." And one good point for both that book and this picture is that religion plays no importance whatsoever. No one tries to force any belief on anyone."Thank God."
This film certainly will give John Edward of "Crossing Over" a boost.And it may help the skeptical become less skeptical or then again reenforce the afterlife belief in those who already believe in it.Whatever floats one's boat.
The acting? Matt Damon does an adequate job as a forklift operator after having given up his once lucrative fulltime job of doing readings. He says it's a curse not a blessing.But that's all subject to change.
Very nice acting by the twin brothers torn apart by tragedy. If one likes the French language and subtitles, one will enjoy mop- topped Cécile De France who plays Marie LeLay,assigned to write a book about Francois Mitterand. She gets a bit sidetracked which naturally is a very important part of the film.
Why did I give the film a rating of six? Because it's too long and too slow moving. Or maybe it's too slow moving because it's too long? Either way, it's tedious. I also found the acoustics at various times, too bass and mumbled but that might because my hearing isn't as good as it used to be. But then again I did use earphones for the hearing impaired and it still sounded garbled at times.
So we have a movie that is really being hyped everywhere but for a Clint Eastwood film, I found it quite forgettable. It however may have a powerful positive psychological effect on those who are grieving the loss of someone close and if so, then my applause to Clint for helping those in distress. I wish what I saw on the screen was true; maybe it was but until I die and then do a film review on imd.com,I remain doubtful.