omendata Nice little film well directed and acted but it just didnt go anywhere.Scenes like the tube explosion etc - Why? Lots of possibles but the story never really went in a particular direction.If you are feeling down , depressed or lost someone then I wouldn't watch this!Clint Eastwood wrote all the music for this film and Unforgiven so credit where credit is due as the music was in tune with the film!

zkonedog By no means is Clint Eastwood a flashy director. As evidenced by films like "Gran Torino" & "Million Dollar Baby", Eastwood prefers gritty, emotional human drama over contrived drama any day of week. However, with "Hereafter", Eastwood fails to instill even the most basic amount of drama to make us care about the storyline and main characters in any meaningful way.For a basic plot summary, "Hereafter" splits its focus on three different, seemingly unrelated events involving a retired psychic (Matt Damon), a French journalist puzzling over a near-death experience (Cecile de France), and a young child desperate to speak to the "great beyond" (Frankie McLaren). Of course, those events turn out to be not quite as unrelated as they seem.While not a glaringly bad film by any means (Eastwood would never quite sink that low), this film fails to impress for two reasons:First, it doesn't develop the characters enough to make the audience truly care about them in the film's climax. Yes, we know things about their recent past and why they act like they do, but it just never feels as if the characters in this film are anything more than pawns in a bigger scheme. As such, it is tough to really "get into it" in the end.Also, when the film does discuss issues of the afterlife, it is far too brief and flirting to ever truly be meaningful. I am a bit disappointed by Eastwood in this regard, as he usually attacks such high-profile issues instead of shrinking from them.Unfortunately, then, "Hereafter" fails to captivate on any high level. It's nowhere in the league of "Baby" or "Torino", and doesn't even live up to its predecessor "Invictus".

Donnie Pie This is the first movie I have watched to the very last second even after finish line to see the Warner bro's logo. Feels like every bit of this movie is just connected to me and my visions If there is any help spiritually, Warner bro's have made it sure, for me at least The beauty of this movie is to put both the believers and non believers and also the ones who were not believers once, got it through experience. This movie might not be for everyone but everyone should watch it as it has reflected everyone's perspective of how they see this world the one hereafter. There could be a lot of debate of what is true and whats not but what we can do is let everyone live their lives, inform the ones who might start believing and let it to them to choose whatever they want.

tree1957 i should have given this a 10, may still do it. this movie was so interesting. i don't go to theaters, or pay for premium cable channels, so often see movies for the first time years after their release. this was stunning, even on a regular big-screen television. i have always been curious about past life experiences and what is on the other side. Edgar Cayce crossed those lines from the time he was a little tiny boy. i have tried to let go of that curiosity but am so drawn by it.i don't even care that the three major character's lives came together to connect in a most unlikely way, because if one starts at the end and follows their respective stories backward, all coming from death/near-death experiences is a long-shot reach no matter how you look at it, but who cares? it made for a tremendous story. taking a lot of dramatic license paid off. for every genuinely psychic person out there, i think the movie got it right that most psychics are mere wannabe's.this is a great movie!