I went to see it because i like it when movies plunge into the lifeafterdeath question, which so often involves ghosts and paranormal weirdness and crazy psychic visions and mystic hooha and all that kind of stuff movies. The film will be released in theaters on october 22, 2010. What is your favorite film directed by clint eastwood. Hereafter original soundtrack original soundtrack songs. The female role was barely relevant, came well in second place to clint s and was nothing more than a plot resource.
Clint eastwoods hereafter, starring matt damon, to close out. Clint eastwood was born may 31, 1930 in san francisco, the son of clinton eastwood sr. Clint eastwood is to shoot a portion of his latest film, hereafter, in the uk. Complete 7page pdf sheet music is readily available for download from your account upon purchase.
Frankie mclaren and george mclaren in hereafter 2010 clint eastwood in. A tsunami gathers force in its path toward an asian beach resort, swatting a large ship as if it were a toy boat. The film tells three parallel stories about three people affected by death in similar waysall three have issues of communicating with the dead. It will mark the first time the oscarwinning director has shot in this country since making his white hunter, black. A typical clint eastwood directed movie, dark with amazing cinematography that is eastwoods trade mark. Clint eastwoods hereafter considers the idea of an afterlife with tenderness, beauty and a gentle tact. Hereafter tells the story of three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways.
All of the characters at the heart of peter morgans screenplay, which has the feel of a european art film, have suffered a loss or survived an ordeal. Hereafter c lint eastwood fans may, from now on, wish to put their hands over their ears and loudly sing lalalala when anyone mentions this film. One of the few movies executively produced by steven spielberg that has. Three people set out on a spiritual journey after death touches their lives in different ways. At school clint took interest in music and mechanics, but was an.
Lowther strikes up a friendship with his captor butch haynes kevin costner. Oscar winner matt damon good will hunting, invictus stars in hereafter, directed by academy award winner clint eastwood million dollar baby, unforgiven from a screenplay by two time oscar nominee peter morgan frostnixon, the queen. Hereafter is a 2010 american fantasy disaster drama film directed, coproduced, and scored by clint eastwood, written by peter morgan, and executive produced by steven spielberg. Oct 19, 2010 clint eastwood s latest directorial effort is hereafter, a supernatural tale about the afterlife that starts matt damon. Firstly, the film got pretty boring as i only found damons story to be engaging. Genre master clint eastwood tries something different with the languid, introspective hereafter and succeeds for the most part.
George is a bluecollar american who has a special connection to the afterlife. This is a film about the afterlife that carefully avoids committing itself on such a. In most cases, he simply played another variation of his usual loner, with a different name and leading lady. Hereafter end credits clint eastwood piano plateau. Not coincidentally, he has also reached the age where hes probably thinking a lot about death. Director clint eastwood delves into the mysterious world of the hereafter with this ensemble supernatural drama starring. Hereafter tells the story of three people who are touched by death in different ways. George was at one time a professional psychic but he has quit giving psychic readings completely and went to work in a factory instead. Hereafter 2010 official trailer matt damon, clint eastwood movie hd a drama centered on three people a bluecollar american, a french journalist and a london school boy. To much subtitle, to slow, we waited 2 long agonising hours to see a climaxnaked. During the 1970s and 80s the typical clint eastwood vehicle was heavier in plot than characters. Hereafter, the movie, stars matt damon, was directed and produced by clint eastwood also produced by steven spielberg, and was written by peter morgan the queen, frostnixon.
The cast are perfect and the movie is mysterious as are. Sep, 2010 clint eastwood s hereafter opens with the most exciting, expertly assembled flood scene in movie history. Original motion picture scorei saw the movie and found it very moving. Despite a thoughtprovoking premise and clint eastwoods typical flair as director, hereafter fails to generate much compelling drama, straddling the line between poignant sentimentality and hokey. It didnt really matter who ended up playing her but for a while sondra. Hereafter, directed by clint eastwood and written by peter morgan, is never less than intriguing, right from its tourdeforce opening sequence, and often full of insights into why people long. Ill even admit that we saw it a second time the next night. If i wanted to read a movie i would have bought a book. With clint eastwood s latest hereafter opening everywhere october 22 its currently playing in limited release, weve been given some hereafter movie related swag to. With a lineup like that, you expect its going to be a good movie. Hereafter 2010 clint eastwood synopsis, characteristics. Hereafter bluray and dvd hits the shelves on march 15th jan, 2011. A drama centered on three people a bluecollar american, a french journalist and a. Clint eastwood won a golden coach for mystic river at the 2003 cannes film festival.
Clint eastwood lends his directorial talents to a script from the queen screenwriter peter morgan, and the resulting effort, hereafter, definitely feels as though it has some kind of a soul. The two were there for the films screening at the 48th new york film. Genre master clint eastwood tries something different with the languid, introspective hereafterand succeeds for the most part. That description could have spoiled the movie hereafter, but with clint eastwood helming the project, you can be sure that the film will be more than a plot twist and will emphasize the characters.
Clint eastwood unforgiven, mystic river directs this spiritual drama centered. The plot of hereafter is kept secret, but its been described as in the vein of shyamalans sixth sense. Grat bewusst ist, zeigt eine uberraschend amusante sequenz gegen ende des films. The cast are perfect and the movie is mysterious as are many of eastwood s movies. The french ladys and the kids stories were uneventful and how their stories all meet up in the end is soo contrived that it actually hurt to watch. Clint eastwood and the hereafter far flungers roger ebert. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the clint eastwood directed movie via subscription can be. Clint eastwood has always made very good films, and here he crafts something is riveting, thrilling and captivating, and its a film that is quite underrated and is an overlooked film that is much. Matt damon can speak to dead people and he spends the entire movie avoiding it.
A first look at the coen brothers true grit starring jeff bridges, matt damon, and josh brolin, and clint eastwoods he reafter starring matt damon. Clint eastwood plans london shoot for hereafter film. Eastwood has acted in several television series, most notably rawhide. Hereafter 2010 official trailer matt damon, clint eastwood movie. Clint eastwood lends his directorial talents to a script from the queen screenwriter peter morgan, and the resulting effort, hereafter, definitely feels as though it has some. This is a film about the afterlife that carefully avoids committing itself on such a possibility. He rarely gets drawn into operatic emotional highs, and this quality suits him well with hereafter, a gentle movie very much. Looking to feast your eyes on hereafter in the comfort of your own home. George lonegan is a bluecollar american who has a special connection to the afterlife. Hereafter 2010 official trailer matt damon, clint eastwood movie hd a drama centered on three people a bluecollar american, a french. All three characters and their stories converge as they cross the thin line between life and death in this supernatural drama from oscarwinning director clint eastwood.
Clint eastwood s movie hereafter plays no games with its supernatural premise. Jimmy and sean both start to suspect their old pal, dave boyle tim robbins, who lives a quiet life with his wife celeste marcia gay harden but harbors some disturbing secrets. A drama centered on three people a bluecollar american, a french journalist and a london school boy who are touched by death in different ways. It may seems a strange film coming from clint eastwood, but youll be surprised how it actually nails down the genuine essential spine that go through all the films he directed, as well as a few films he stared actually, especially the dirty harry series, in which harry is obsessively fearful that his partners always keep getting killed.
Oct 19, 2010 clint eastwood s hereafter considers the idea of an afterlife with tenderness, beauty and a gentle tact. Eastwood wove his own melody in with that of rachmaninoffs 2nd piano concerto. A young boy develops a preoccupation with psychic phenomena. Meanwhile, a london schoolboy suffers the loss of the person closest to him. With hereafter, clint eastwood contemplates whats next.
Clint eastwoods latest is an unholy embarrassment that everyone involved will do best to forget, writes peter bradshaw. Clint eastwood s latest, hereafter, looks at the lifeafterdeath question. A t 80, clint eastwood has reached the age where he can make any movie he wants. Hereafter is a 2010 american fantasy disaster drama film directed, coproduced, and scored by clint eastwood. In new film, clint eastwood looks to hereafter houston. Aug 16, 2010 clint eastwoods hereafter, starring matt damon and bryce dallas howard, will be the closing night film at this years new york film festival.
Oct 22, 2010 in hereafter, three strangers from across the globe are haunted by mortality in different ways. Hereafter is a dramatic film released in 2010 that had a focus on the supernatural side of life. He had a comfortable, middleclass upbringing in nearby piedmont. Peter the queen morgans screenplay on life after close encounter with death is seemingly simple yet full of spirited pardon the pun ingredients. For all his reputation as a gritty, roughandtumble mans man, clint eastwood has shown a consistent tastefulness in his directorial career. Clint eastwood s hereafter considers the idea of an afterlife with tenderness, beauty and a gentle tact. The closest it comes is the idea of consciousness after apparent death.
End credits is actually comprised of 4 seperate cues fron the smovie soundtrack, the 2nd and 4th being quite similar. George matt damon is a construction worker in san francisco who can communicate with the dead. Oct 22, 2010 a t 80, clint eastwood has reached the age where he can make any movie he wants. Eastwood fails to infuse any moments of suspense or heart into the story and when all is said and done, hereafter is an anticlimactic, sleepy and momentumless mess of a film. In hereafter, three strangers from across the globe are haunted by mortality in different ways. Oct 22, 2010 hereafter is a consistently identifiable clint eastwood movie only in the sense that the prolific filmmaker shows that he still has the ability to confound our expectations of him. I dont believe in woowoo, but then neither, i suspect, does eastwood. He rarely gets drawn into operatic emotional highs, and this quality suits him well with hereafter, a gentle movie very much about overpowering feelings of love and loss and fear. This movie has 3 story lines and none of them are even vaguely interesting. Big clint was huffing the glue when he was making this one, and so was roger ebert when he gave it 44. Hereafter i will avoid clint eastwood films by eileen. True grit movie image jeff bridges hereafter movie image.
Hereafter is a comfortablypaced film experience from veteran director clint eastwood at wondrous prime age of 80. Sep 09, 2010 the 39yearold damon and the elder filmmaker have a strong mutual admiration society going after working together on invictus, and eastwood juggled the hereafter filming schedule to. Hereafter is a consistently identifiable clint eastwood movie only in the sense that the prolific filmmaker shows that he still has the ability to confound our expectations of him. Clint eastwood is an american film actor, director, producer, and composer. A typical clint eastwood directed movie, dark with amazing cinematography that is eastwood s trade mark. After beginning his acting career exclusively with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years.
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