A fantastic visualization of the elements of subconscious serendipity, but descending into a pit of spiritual exhaustion from which it cannot, despite its best efforts, extricate itself. Like a Monet painting, it is all about color and light in a place where people also become objects for harmonic interplay, not personalities. Drab and poorly explored profundities are cloaked in garments of scintillating beauty that are worthy of appreciation. … Expand

Love love LOVE this movie. I think it is original and just totally interesting and beautiful. It is a little dark at times- but death and hell are that way. Who knows - it could all be true!

This is a phenomenal movie. This movie shows how friends and family survive past death and find each other again. Also this is a wonderful movie of a man who loves his wife and tries everything to make her happy. No one was better for the lead role except for Robin Williams. It's a must see in my book!

i think this movie is amazing in every way. it is a beautiful love story that endures all obstacles. superb acting. amazing effects. a story that you couldnt find anywhere else.

This movie had some mistakes, much like all movies, but the overall meaning and purpose behind the film is absolutely fabulous. The way the purple flowers fall from the tree to represent the beauty of death, yet the sincere loss of a loved one, the way water plays an extremely important role with the cleansing of both mental and spiritual aspects of "the self." It shows pain, and power through love and free will. Never give up, is the motto throughout the movie. Family is the most valuable thing on earth and it does not just stop there, it follows into the after life. With heaven represented as Annie's paintings it shows that heaven is whatever you want it to be. It is not laced with big pearly gates and cloud walking with angel wings. Heaven is your own manifestation. However it incorporated sin, so that it is not all rainbows and butterflies. Hell is not represented by fire and dragon's breath but is depicted by Dante's "Inferno." Each level representing a different sin. "I'd rather die trying, then never try at all," is a saying common in today's language and through this movie, it gives hope and strength, with lots of symbolic meaning to the questions what is life after death and what is the meaning of life as it is now?… Expand

I'm utterly confused as to how critics could review this so poorly. What Dreams May Come is a vivid and captivating movie that will both mystify and spiritually gratify nearly anyone that views it. Though it distances itself somewhat from the actual Matheson novel, this film won't disappoint.

I could not follow this mixed up movie. The depictions of heaven and hell showed heaven to be as depressing as hell, some place no one would want to be. I finally just turned the movie off since I got absolutely no enjoyment out of it, glad it was free. The only thing I really enjoyed about this movie was the beautiful home this couple lived in. That was all.