What Dreams May Come

Pros: incredible cinematography; strong heart; happiness, sorrow & questions in just the right places, cuba gooding and robin williams acting
Cons: no sequel

i won't do this great film justice. just go see it. my guess is that if you are a thinker, a dreamer, are visually stimulated, like a bit of a brain-stretch and good humor in your movies... you will enjoy this.

it is a true movie, in the...

Pros: Great acting, great story line, great...well, everything
Cons: It was so compelling that I can not describe any better than this

I have put off writing a review on this movie for a long time in fear that I would bring disgrace to the meaning embedded beyond the surface of the screenplay. My meager words of praise could never be enough to bring the true meaning of this film into...

Pros: Fully deserving of the F/X Oscar...
Cons: Too much concept and too little development...

This flick was an artistic triumph that somehow succeeded in touching all the bases in a frenetic exploration of the human spirit here and beyond. Vincent Ward sometimes slipped and skidded while escorting us through this surrealistic vision of the...

Pros: Visually stunning..Robin Williams gives a wonderful performance.
Cons: More depressing than the book and Cuba Gooding Jr. is horribly miscast!

I was thrilled when I heard they were making What Dreams May Come into a movie, for I am a HUGE fan of the book. I was also pleasantly surprised that they cast Robin Williams as the main character. I went into the movie theater with very high...

Pros: You'll know them when you see it....
Cons: One of the most intense I've ever watched

I've seen this movie six times now - nine times, having added three more viewings since I originally wrote this review. Each time I see it I have to allow time to establish distance between the film and the emotions it stirs within my mind and heart. ...

Pros: amazing special effects, beautiful love story
Cons: sad

A soul mate. In the end, we all want one. In a way, many of us want to believe there's someone out there for us, that we will be with us through all eternity, that even death can't separate us.

The Premise:

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Pros: Fantastic imagery, great use of effects and a romance you can enjoy without feeling like you need to go brush your teeth afterwards.
Cons: The romance-heavy story will leave cynics cold.

Every second movie these days seems to make heavy use of CGI animation and effects, to the point of relying on such trickery to keep the audience from losing interest. In the case of What Dreams May Come, the effects compliment the story and create a...

Pros: Robin & Cuba
Cons: not enough Cuba

I have always been a Robin Williams fan so when the opportunity came to see this movie I jumped. I realize that most people think of R.W. as that goofy fast talking idiot with Whoopi and Billy, but he is, indeed, a fine actor. Actually, it takes you by...

Pros: Incredible acting, emotion, and special effects
Cons: Flashbacks may confuse, some may disagree with afterlife concepts

As major Robin Williams fans, my wife and I saw this in theatres, and came away vowing to own the video as soon as it came out. What more can you ask from a movie? The emotions generated by the characters are so heartfelt and genuine, you cannot...

Pros: Beautiful movie with excellent cast and a very deep love story that transcends Heaven and Hell
Cons: Not enough kleenex.

Robin Williams is such a fine dramatic actor, sometimes I hate the fact that he is also a superb comedian. I think he gets overlooked in many of his best roles (Awakenings, Dead Again, Dead Poet’s Society) because we have all come to assume he’s...

Pros: Beautiful, heart warming, comforting film
Cons: Can be a little too emotional when coping with a recent loss

I saw this movie shortly after the death of my youngest daughter. It was the first thing I had done socially, and it was the best.

As you watch a mother's pain in losing her children and then her husband, you see the insanity the she can no...

Pros: Gorgeous visuals, good acting, original and touching
Cons: Generic religion, occasionally awkward flashbacks

In "What Dreams May Come," Robin Williams gives one of his best latter-day performances as Chris Nielsen, a doctor (Doesn't it seem like he plays an awful lot of doctors and lawyers?) who dies in a car crash. After he's gone, Chris leaves his soul mate...

Pros: It'll break your heart.
Cons: Most of the people who reviewed it in the corporate press

First of all, this movie came from a novel by Richard Matheson, and his son Richard Christian Matheson. On top of being a powerhouse in the field of horror fiction, this father-and-son team is responsible for episodes of the old AND new "Twilight...

Pros: Stunning visuals and good performances refresh an old mythical story line.
Cons: the visuals can at times overwhelm the story.

"Death is a very important subject" according to Woody Allen's character in Annie Hall. It is, we don't get to see many movies about what happens next, however. Heaven, hell, suicide, separation from loved ones, helping loved ones die, all...

Pros: truly wrenching in places.. stunning to look at
Cons: some silly plotting.. movie tries to say TOO much

The reason I believe this film, which does have its wonderful points, failed for the most part is stated in the title of this review. What is the meaning of love?? and life?? and heaven and hell and .. well that's enough for 40 movies right there.
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