What Dreams May Come (1998)
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Reviews Counted: 64 Fresh: 36 Rotten:28 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus:
An insubstantial plot overshadows the beautiful, surreal scenery.
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Synopsis: Four years after the tragic death of their children in a car accident, Dr. Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams) is estranged from his wife, Annie (Annabella Sciora), a painter who finds solace in deep and mystical expressionist landscapes. When flustered Annie calls him for support, he rushes out... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Annabella Sciorra, Max Von Sydow, Rosalind Chao
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The film lurches ... toward greatness, dazzling the viewer with a spectacular view of heaven that is not only beautiful but also profoundly moving.
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07/07/08
Has two things going for it--its spectacular, Academy Award-nominated special effects and the fact that it ends. Everything else about this ridiculous, three-hanky film sends it sharply into nightmare.
08/19/07
Visually, it's one of the great movies of its decade; dramatically, it's rather blurry and baffling.
07/23/07
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01/26/06
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This is what happens when you try to make a philosophical movie about spirituality without making anybody uncomfortable.
01/15/05
This ambitious afterlife romance introduces provoking themes, but Williams eventually leads the way back to familiar hackneyed ground. The grandiose art direction provides moments of wonder, but the muddled script gives them no raison d'être.
08/11/03
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05/22/03
It may push just the right buttons for some, but it had the perverse effect of making me want to wear black, read some Sartre and revel in a meaningless and empty universe.
05/20/03
The set design, artistic direction, special effects and cinematography of this film are all stunning.
01/12/03
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For all its fabulous imagery and occasional dab-your-eyes moments, What Dreams May Come never rises to the wonderment of its own irresistible conviction -- that love can live beyond the grave.
10/15/02
This is still a very special movie experience that must be seen on a big screen, but it isn't quite the masterpiece it could have been.
09/10/02
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