
A drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. George Lonegan (Matt Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, French journalist, Marie Lelay (Cécile de France) has a near-death experience which shakes her reality, and when London schoolboy Marcus (identical twins Frankie McLaren and George McLaren) loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each looking... (Full plot summary below)
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A drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. George Lonegan (Matt Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, French journalist, Marie Lelay (Cécile de France) has a near-death experience which shakes her reality, and when London schoolboy Marcus (identical twins Frankie McLaren and George McLaren) loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each looking to understand the one thing all life has in common, but can never share, their lives will cross, changed by what they believe might, or must, exist in the hereafter.
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| Screen It!Jim JudySadly, after the gripping, engaging and emotionally charged roller coaster of an opening, the film ends up fairly lifeless and in the need of a defibrillator to bring it back. (Parental Review also Available) |
| About.comRebecca Murray[Peter] Morgan's script isn't up to his usual standards and [Clint] Eastwood's also off his game. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleWhat's much more fascinating and enriching is Eastwood's Olympian vision, the sympathetic and all-encompassing understanding of the pain and grandeur of life on earth. |
| Nolan's Pop Culture ReviewMichael A. SmithFilmed with a master's eye, "Hereafter" continues the streak of outstanding films directed by Clint Eastwood. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldOne of those movies that works better on a second viewing; it's a gentle, loosely structured tale of lost souls that'll wash away if you let it. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis is a film for intelligent people who are naturally curious about what happens when the shutters close. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA poignant, meditative, meaningful, and commendable movie about the afterlife from the uniquely gifted Clint Eastwood. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea Chaseproposes a fierce universe, but one where things happen for a reason, and in this it is as profoundly comforting as it is overwhelmingly lyrical |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonEastwood shows off filmmaking so fluid and skilled that it makes you weep with joy. |
| IGN DVDR. L. ShafferA powerful, intoxicating spiritual drama with a swift, delicate emotional core and fascinating characters. |