How did I miss this when it first came out?? Very enjoyable movie. Engaging premise, nice acting, great visuals. Definitely worth watching.

This movies' topic was not properly detailed within the movies first 2 hours, if at all. This movie left me wanting....... a resolution. Eastwood is not Camus. What was this movie about? the topic has its limited appeal. In the movie they even mentioned that, was that a little joke. There seems to be a cult like following in this topic. Clint Eastwood, has done so many great projects. Matt Damon is great actor What, and why would they make this movie.

HEREAFTER is an intriguing supernatural drama from acclaimed director Clint Eastwood. This film ties together three varying plot strands into a satisfying whole. As a film it's a slow-moving and largely subtle character drama, exploring the effects of death upon three diverse characters. The first is a French woman who survives the Boxing Day tsunami in the film's hair-raising opening sequence, which in five minutes outdoes the whole of THE IMPOSSIBLE. The second is Matt Damon as a psychic struggling with his abilities. The third is a London schoolboy whose brother is killed in a car accident.I always feel uneasy about Hollywood productions like these as all too often they veer into mawkishness and sentimentality but for the most part Eastwood avoids those pitfalls. Instead, HEREAFTER feels realistic throughout and the exemplary direction helps that. The acting is the film's strongest element and if not much really happens by the end, you're so caught up in the lives of the characters, as hard as they are, that you don't really mind. It's hard to believe that Spielberg, the man behind CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, could executive produce a film like this.

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!