Placed into foster care with apparently no one willing to counsel him, Marcus sets out on a heartbreaking quest across London to find someone - anyone - who can connect with his dead brother. His “gift” has left him lonely and isolated, and, despite his brother’s (Jay Mohr) pleas to return to the moneymaking enterprise, George just wants to have a normal life with connections to living people.įinally, there’s Marcus (played by twins Frankie and George McLaren), a London schoolboy faced not only with trying to protect his junkie mother from Social Services, but also with the sudden death of his identical twin brother. Then there’s George (Matt Damon), a reluctant San Francisco psychic trying to get as far away from death as he can. But she lives to tell of the supposedly transformative visions she experienced while hovering between life and death - even if no one else in her life wants to hear about them. When the horrific Christmas Day tsunami strikes, Marie nearly dies in the raging waters. The film opens in 2004 with Marie (Cécile De France), a stunning Parisian journalist at the height of her career, on a ritzy Indonesian vacation with her equally handsome boyfriend (Thierry Neuvic). Unfortunately, each of the underwhelming story lines could’ve used a little magic. The 80-year-old tells his stories plain and true, and, for the most part, they resonate.Įastwood uses a similar no-nonsense sensibility in “Hereafter,” his latest directorial effort, which follows three people on their own remarkably nonspiritual journeys to understand life after death. If there’s one thing we know about film legend Clint Eastwood, it’s that he doesn’t stand for a lot of fluff and wasteful chatter. Union-Tribune movie panel ‘Hereafter’ a bit slow and hard to follow.ĪP: Clint Eastwood ponders mortality with 'Hereafter'ĪP review: 'Hereafter' elegantly probes great beyond
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