
When a successful New York City advertising executive suffers a great tragedy, he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time, and Death. But it's not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how these constants interlock in a life fully lived, and how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.... (Full plot summary below)
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When a successful New York City advertising executive suffers a great tragedy, he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time, and Death. But it's not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how these constants interlock in a life fully lived, and how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Leave your thoughts about Collateral Beauty.
| ABC Radio BrisbaneMatthew ToomeyThis is a contrived storyline that comes across as mean-spirited. |
| The AtlanticSophie GilbertIt's transparently cynical, with no apparent endgame in mind other than simple profit. That it's able to waste such a fleet of capable actors and such elegant cinematography in the process is its main achievement. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordWe may not be surprised that Will Smith might be drawn to a sappy, false wallow in grief and uplift, but how did Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley and Michael Peña read Allan Loeb's screenplay and still sign up for this project? |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA totally shameless, crudely manipulative tearjerker, but despite incredibly strenuous effort, it doesn't even succeed on that low level. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattThese actors are too good to be entirely sunk by the sheer silliness of the material (with the exception of Smith, who seems fully committed to playing the role of a human frown-face emoji). |
| The Cleveland Movie BlogGeorge ThomasCollateral Beauty isn't perfect, but its heart is in the right place. And with this cast, it's well worth a look. |
| Shockya.comHarvey S. KartenWill Smith comes close to saving this one. |
| Tolucan TimesTony Medley...a heart-wrenching metaphysical movie with a terrific cast... |
| BookMyShowPooja PandeThe "Christmas spirit" in this one is a little damp and flat. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamA holiday movie with Hallmark Channel DNA that should star Jaleel White and Judith Light but somehow snagged a top-line cast that includes Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley and Edward Norton. |