
During a holiday in Switzerland, a young Chris Nielsen meets Annie Collins in a lake when their boats collide. Sharing a snack a few hours later, Chris and Annie fall in love. Marrying quickly, Chris works as pediatrician and Annie as artist painter and art dealer, and have two children, Ian and Marie. But their happy family life torn apart when Ian and Marie are in a car accident that kills them both and the nanny who was driving. Four years later, Chris and Annie try to res... (Full plot summary below)
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During a holiday in Switzerland, a young Chris Nielsen meets Annie Collins in a lake when their boats collide. Sharing a snack a few hours later, Chris and Annie fall in love. Marrying quickly, Chris works as pediatrician and Annie as artist painter and art dealer, and have two children, Ian and Marie. But their happy family life torn apart when Ian and Marie are in a car accident that kills them both and the nanny who was driving. Four years later, Chris and Annie try to restore their life despite the tragedy and celebrate their anniversary. When returning that night, Chris witnesses a car accident, after exiting the car in an attempt to help people, another car crashes into him, fatally hurting him. As he is dying in the hospital, Chris turns into a ghost in an attempt to tell Annie that he still exists and loves her, but his efforts cause more pain, and he decides to leave. Traveling Afterlife, Chris wakes up in Heaven, where he meets Albert Lewis, his former mentor. While Albert helps Chris to adapt to his new existence in Heaven. Annie falls into a deeper depression, tormented by the reminder of her husband and children. Unable to resist the suffering, Annie commits suicide, and Albert returns to Chris to explain him Annie's death. Determined to save Annie, Chris decides to travel to Hell to find her. As the travel advances, Chris' memories of his life with Ian and Annie put the mission in danger, making it harder to connect with Annie. Making a discovery about Albert's true identity, The Tracker splits them. But when they find her, Chris' memories of his life with Annie will make Chris question the success of the travel, having to make a decision that can change everything forever.
Leave your thoughts about What Dreams May Come.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSo breathtaking, so beautiful, so bold in its imagination, that it's a surprise at the end to find it doesn't finally deliver. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe most important question this film asks, is how could one take Robin Williams seriously? |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaVincent Ward taps into the very core of romantic yearning, coming up with an admittedly sappy but no less poignant tale of true, pure love. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatStarting out as an exploration of the imagination, the film ends with an eloquent statement about compassion. |
| Needcoffee.comWidgett WallsNo Oscars to float around, but good work from all involved. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliWhat Dreams May Come has the sensibilities of an art film placed into a big-budget feature with an A-list cast. |
| Film.comSean P. MeansFew films delight the eye the way Vincent Ward's What Dreams May Come does! |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesVisually, it's one of the great movies of its decade; dramatically, it's rather blurry and baffling. |
| AboutFilm.comCarlo CavagnaThis ambitious afterlife romance introduces provoking themes, but Williams eventually leads the way back to familiar hackneyed ground. The grandiose art direction provides moments of wonder, but the muddled script gives them no raison d'être. |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestThis is still a very special movie experience that must be seen on a big screen, but it isn't quite the masterpiece it could have been. |