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 to help and is killed in a road accident. His ghost is greeted by an old mentor, Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.), who leads him in Ghost-of-Christmas-Past-style to Annie's side. But when Chris realizes that his adherence to the corporeal world is torture to himself and the living Annie, he breaks free of his Earthly bonds and dives into the visual smorgasbord that is the afterlife. There he splashes though clouds and gobs of technicolor paint in breathtaking landscapes suggested to him by Annie's paintings. From there, to grandiose Romanesque cities of flying children, Chris and his old dog are met by a gorgeous stewardess, who reveals herself as a nearly forgotten face from his past. As Chris reconciles with his children in a world where imagination is his palette, in the real world Annie becomes sicker and sicker, and finally enters the afterlife herself. Due to the myriad rules of the Other Side, she is unable to join Chris or her children, and Chris begins a fight for his future with his soul mate.
a story that tells of a love that lasts beyond death and the journey one man takes to be reunited with his lost love and his family Robin Williams is marvelous as the deceased accident victim who tries to reunite with the love of his life . Annabella Sciorrai is excellent as the distraught wife who in a fit of despair commits suicide according to Catholic doctrine suicides are sent to Hell we follow our hero on his perilous quest to rescue his love from her fate Max Von Sydow does his usual outstanding best as a spirit who helps on the journey Cuba GoodingJr is excellent as the gho st of our hero's mentor and Rosalind Chao does her usual bang-up best as the spirit guide Leona a great movie the end is a bit of a surprise but you'll get no spoilers from me i recommend this story who has ever wondered about life after death and if true love ever survivesRead full review
The scenes and special effects that they combined with paint were pretty awesome and unique. The movie gives you a different perspective on how one may view what heaven can be like. Very pretty images. I think the movie dragged in various parts, which I didn't expect with all of the "hype" given about it. Overall, I think the movie was alright, not one I would want to watch repeatedly.
It just happens to align with my idea of heaven. Beautifully presented but because it wasn't "Christian" it wasn't well reviewed. So if you have an open mind, this is a spectacular movie for you.
This is an amazing movie about love and heaven, and how the two relate. A man dies suddenly, and we follow with him to heaven. This is where we learn that heaven is what you believe it is. Only, he cannot truly be in heaven without his wife and family. This is when we realize that his wife has slowly been deteriorating. She eventually commits the unthinkable sin, suicide. The problem with all of this is, suicides don't get to go to any heaven. So, we watch as he tries to save his wife's immortal soul.
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