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56 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Cécile De France, Matt Damon
  • Summary: Hereafter tells the story of three people who are touched by death in different ways. George is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie, a French journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus, a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might--or must--exist in the hereafter. (Warner Bros. Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 42
  3. Negative: 4 out of 42
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    Oct 21, 2010
    100
    What'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.
  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    Oct 21, 2010
    60
    Though I found Hereafter meandering and occasionally sentimental, I couldn't help but admire Clint Eastwood's ambition in taking on-headfirst-the greatest fact of human existence.
  3. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    Oct 21, 2010
    38
    This Herefter, despite the odd engaging moment, is a terrible letdown, like investing in a belief system and discovering there's no "here" that you've been after all your life.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 60
  3. Negative: 17 out of 60
  1. heartpeter
    10
    A future cult classic in my humble opinion. Looking at the most important life subject of the importance of "being true to you", and "following the heart" to find love and success in this life, and in such an all encompassing way, that touches with true genorosity of spirit on the oneness of us all. Thank you Clint for a work of love and beauty.… Expand
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  2. grandpajoe6191
    5
    The movie is definitely a well crafted one than its average. However, "Hereafter" doesn't give the strong impressions and profound air compared to Clint Eastwood's (the famous director who directed it) oscar winning movies.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  3. SmellyCat
    2
    This is really the first Clint Eastwood movie I have taken a strong, strong disliking for. It's got an interesting enough premise, dealing with what happens after you die, but the execution and acting just never came together ot make anything that was believable or thought provoking. None of the three storylines quite work, though Damon does try his hardest as a lovesick psychic, but he's still just phoning this performance in. Especially painful to watch are the women, Cecil de France and Bryce Dallas Howard, who just kind of obnoxious props in the overall storyline, and lack any depth. The ending is contrived, the special effects lackluster, and I really hope Eastwood gets a chance to redeem himself after this mess.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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