Hereafter: Never After?

Saturday was one of my longest days ever: started with passing a drinking session with team mates for school (we had an assignment!); coincidentally meeting a team mate for lunch; watching a movie; and ending the day with a few drinks and Burger Machine with my best friends. I suddenly missed going home at 4am. Anyway, the first movie I get to watch is the Hereafter. We were supposed to watch The Green Lantern but ended up with this movie. I got to agree because Vic - my friend, told me this was pretty interesting and kinda in the horror genre, and I got to know that this was directed by one of my favorites - Clint Eastwood.
Being the long day that it was, I was really tired and the movie seat was comforting. The movie started with the thoughts that this was a horror movie on my mind. Well after 15 minutes, I figured out it wasn't. The pace of the story was very slow. I think that this was Clint Eastwood's attempt of an experimental film. Also, we were not spared of the cliche: everyone meets in the end twist. In order to not change my view of Clint Eastwood, I will always think of Gran Torino, and Million Dollar Baby whenever I try to recall this movie. I'm really sorry Clint, I don't really like it.

Just to give you an overview since I think I slept for more or less an hour, the movie was all about what happens after death: where dead people go and what they do - the Hereafter. Matt Damon plays a retired psychic who was forced to "read" again. He can communicate with a person's dead relative/friend/whatever by touching their hands.There was also this French lady, played by Cecile de France, who began to see visions of the Hereafter after being close to death. Well perhaps, everyone's favorite scene and the only interesting part on the film is about an English kid whose twin died. He was also Matt's last reading. In the end, after people from the US, London, and France met and the guy got the girl, the movie's done.
This was the first movie I watched for the year, and it wasn't really good. I just hope that this won't be a trend when I watch movies on cinemas. I believe there will be more movies that will save me. My movie verdict? It's disappointing considering the actors, director, and the original movie concept but, I still love Clint Eastwood.

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