Fresh
The afterlife movie soars to new visionary heights in 'What Dreams May Come.'
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
What Dreams May Come
After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.
1998 · 1h 53m · PG-13
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Vincent Ward
Overview
Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
Director and cast
- Vincent Ward Director
- Robin Williams as Chris Nielsen
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Ian Nielsen (as Albert Lewis)
- Annabella Sciorra as Annie Collins-Nielsen
- Max von Sydow as Albert Lewis (as the tracker)
- Jessica Brooks Grant as Marie Nielsen
- Josh Paddock as Ian Nielsen
- Rosalind Chao as Leona
- Lucinda Jenney as Mrs. Jacobs
- Maggie McCarthy Cast
- Wilma Bonet Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
53%
Tomatometer
Rotten
If the film's morose sentimentality sidesteps ludicrousness, it's also not very dramatic.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
It's not much, other than the vision thing.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
Here's what's wrong with giant movie screens: You can fill them with extreme close-ups of Robin Williams' face!
Bob Fenster, Arizona Republic
Rotten
In both concept and execution, they testify to painfully banal sensibilities.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
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