What Dreams May Come

Pros: Williams, Gooding, Sciorra
Cons: Not even close..

Curious as to what women really want? Easy. Go grab What Dreams May Come. If you're male, I'm sure you still need a clue as to what went on here, so I'll be happy to oblige in this little life lesson... From birth, we women dream of the man who ...

Pros: Robin Williams, visuals, intriguing from a spiritual perspective
Cons: flashbacks make it drag, disguised children in afterlife, a suicide

I thought maybe I’d see people playing baseball in Robin Williams’ afterlife as depicted in the movie, What Dreams May Come. I mean, doesn’t the title make you think a little of the Costner movie, Fields of Dreams, where “heaven” is where...

Pros: Not much.
Cons: Banal

I had seen What Dreams May Come once long ago when I had a flu and was sick in bed. I like Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Annabella Sciorra, so I decided that the illness had affected my perceptions. My original perceptions were that this...

Pros: An imaginatively beautiful movie, filled with love and emotion.
Cons: Parts that are very weepy

What Dreams May Come SUE'S PRE-RAMBLE What Dreams May Come is a movie that my Teen Genius rented at Hollywood Video to watch with his girlfriend 1500 miles away! They both put in the movie and then chatted online about it ...

Pros: Haunting, spectacular artistic effects
Cons: Some really scary parts

I first watched this movie while I was on board a bumpy Air Canada flight en route for L.A. from Toronto, Canada. As the film progressed, I wondered however, why the flight crew chose to show this film on the plane. If they were showing this kind of...

Pros: Some of the best Eye-Candy (visual effects I have seen without drug induced hysteria
Cons: Robin Williams plays another Doctor

This is not the average film by any standard. Even if you’re not a Robin Williams fan, What Dreams May Come will stimulate your eyes if not your heart. The Academy Award winning visual effects are phenomenal. Yes, this movie is a...

Pros: The visual explosion, Williams' understated performance.
Cons: Drags at times.

I was really expecting to hate this. It stars Robin Williams, first off. Yes I know he is brilliant. But he's been responsible for more wet hankies lately than Bill Clinton. I was expecting the traditional paint-by-numbers Hollywood schmaltz, extra...

Pros: Awesome acting and visuals, great story
Cons: Pacing is a little off in parts

This is the story of Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams), a good man with a good life. Chris has a loving wife, Annie (Annabella Sciorra), two beautiful children (Jessica Brooks Grant and Josh Paddock), a beautiful house and a good job. That is, until one day ...

Pros: Interesting dreamscapes, Williams and Gooding Jr. do well in their roles.
Cons: Jumps from present to past, sometimes hard to follow.

"What Dreams May Come" is what my husband would refer to as an artsy-fartsy flick. There are no car chases, no shootouts, no alien invasions or quality kills. The plot moves along slowly, with scenes that quite deliberately play on your emotions and tug ...

Pros: Excellent cinematography, direction, characters, concept, most of the acting
Cons: Very simple story, "Surprises" repeat

I think one of the things I like about movies about death is no one can make a compelling argument that the movie is unrealistic. The advantage of not knowing what lies beyond life is that it is fertile ground for the imagination. I just took in "What ...

Pros: Williams and Sciorra are very good.
Cons: The last act is badly underwritten. Production design is very plastic.

Directed by Vince Ward. Written By Ron Bass. Based upon the novel by Richard Matheson. Robin Williams/Chris Nielsen Annabella Sciorra/Anne Nielsen Cuba Gooding Jr/Albert Lewis Max Von Sydow/The ...

Pros: Visual effects are awesome
Cons: none

I am not going to tell of actual events in this movie. I wouldn't want to ruin any part of it..


I first saw this movie on the big screen on a night out with my husband. I was a little skeptical at first because it seemed to be a...

Pros: Stunning visuals, and a good testament to the power of love. (Remember the Orpheus myth.)
Cons: Mork (aka Robin Williams) trying to be taken seriously once again. Movie drags also.

I watched this movie on video for two reasons: one, I'd heard the visual effects were stunning (they were), and, two, I was curious to see how Hollywood handles a serious subject like the afterlife. I watched it in spite of, not because of, Robin ...

Pros: Special Effects, Artistry, Cast, etc.
Cons: Generally horrendous.

DH and I rented this Robin Williams flick with high expectations. We both love his work, and were hoping for another stellar performance from a truly versatile actor.

We got what we asked for, as Robin Williams puts in an amazing effort in...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, wonderful acting, moving story
Cons: nada

What Dreams May Come combines two impressive elements of modern film: Stunning visual effects and a dramatic Robin Williams. The story of this movie was moving. It is a picture perfect drama. Literally. Let’s examine some basic elements of the plot…
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