Eastwood has already proven hes got solid directing chops, but hereafter may be one of his most ambitious attempts to date. After working with director clint eastwood on invictus, damon was eager to. Hereafter a tv reporter has a neardeath experience during the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. Oct 15, 2010 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hereafter 2010 near you. I enjoy psychic movies although there arent many that are realistic as this.
Hereafter tells the story of three people who are touched by death in. When i spoke to clint about it he said the matt damon part was his. However, the movie comes to an abrupt end, with each storyline wrapping up too easily. Big clint was huffing the glue when he was making this one, and so was roger ebert when he gave it 44. Hereafter writer peter morgan on his most emotional screenplay yet. Oct 19, 2010 hereafter stars matt damon as george, a man who sincerely believes hes able to have communication with the dead, but has fled that ability and taken a lowprofile job. Matt damon is george, an ordinary guy in san francisco. This film has a similar story where matt damon can see people who died by touching the hands of people who knew those who died. The lives of a retired psychic, a french tsunami survivor and a london schoolboy intersect, forever changed by what they believe might or must exist in the hereafter. 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.
In san francisco, a man named george lonegan matt damon suffers. No longer able to protect his mother, and barely able to cope with life without the brother he idolizes, marcus is sent to a foster home. This is a film about the afterlife that carefully avoids committing itself on such a possibility. Each seeking the truth, their lives will intersect. Oct 14, 2010 given those images, its assumed the movie believes in the psychic friends network its set up. I found it interesting that this movie did not get into any kind of religion, which you would expect with a movie of this topic. Three people set out on a spiritual journey after death touches their lives in different ways. A young boy develops a preoccupation with psychic phenomena. I love some of clint eastwoods movies but this one is just a good steady like. Clint eastwoods latest is an unholy embarrassment that everyone involved will do best to forget, writes peter bradshaw. Clint eastwoods hereafter, starring matt damon, to close. Its earnest, serious, and inquisitive all good things in a movie, and certainly more than what you get in most movies nowadays.
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 who are touched by death in different ways. Matt damon stars as george, a bluecollar american who has a special connection to the afterlife. While in the dead zone christopher walken could do the same but he saw the past and what will be in the future. Pak een geweldige acteur matt damon een geweldige producer clint eastwood en geef ze een film camera. George matt damon is a bluecollar american who has a special connection to the afterlife. Hereafter is a supernatural thriller by frostnixon and the queen writer peter morgan that stars matt damon as a reluctant psychic. Hereafter 2010 matt damon, bryce dallas howard movie. Clint eastwood puts his signature stamp on the direction, with a beautifully shot movie and realistic effects. This is not an action movie, its a movie that puts you in touch with your feelings and beliefs, and helps you see the complexity of everyone around you. Hereafter bluray and dvd hits the shelves on march 15th jan, 2011. I dont believe in woowoo, but then neither, i suspect, does eastwood. Jan 27, 2011 it is set in the us, france and britain. A hereafter where matt damon sees dead people clint eastwoods latest film is a supernatural drama about a factory worker with the ability to.
Oct 22, 2010 hereafter was a serendipitous filmmaking experience for matt damon. Clint eastwoods hereafter, starring matt damon, to close out. Hereafter is compelling enough to stick with you long after you watch it. The story of three people haunted by mortality in different ways, hereafter stars matt damon as a bluecollar american who has a special connection to the afterlife. In san francisco, former professional psychic george lonegan matt damon is persuaded against his wishes to perform a reading for his brother billys jay mohr wealthy client, christos richard kind. Hereafter is a drama, fantasy film directed by clint eastwood and written by peter morgan. The film tells three parallel stories about three people affected by death in similar waysall three have issues of communicating with the dead. Matt damon does a fine job as the reluctant psychic. Production got under way in france yesterday, and will later.
A construction worker struggles with his psychic ability. His latest film, hereafter, is at once recognizably his in tone and. This movie was pulled from theaters in japan after the devastating. He always brings me right into the character he plays. With a lineup like that, you expect its going to be a good movie. A psychic, a tsunami survivor and a young boy are haunted by. George lonegan matt damon, invictus, a bay area factory worker, developed psychic powers after a childhood illness but just wants to lead a normal life, despite his brother billys efforts to turn him into a john edwardslike celebrity jay mohr plays billy.
Mclaren and george mclaren in hereafter 2010 clint eastwood in hereafter 2010 frankie. Bryce dallas howard as melanie, a young cooking student with a fearful dark place inside. In clint eastwoods newest, matt damon stars the new. Hereafter was a serendipitous filmmaking experience for matt damon. Clint eastwoods hereafter, starring matt damon and bryce dallas howard, will be the closing night film at this years new york film festival. Hereafter is a 2010 american fantasy disaster drama film directed, coproduced, and scored by. Everything you need to know about hereafter movie 2010. 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. George is a bluecollar american who has a special connection to the afterlife. 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. Matt damon plays american factory worker george, who is able to. Matt damon can speak to dead people and he spends the entire movie avoiding it. Of course matt damon is excellent as always but in hereafter he plays such a vulnerable character that you forget that he can also play jason bourne or will hunting. George matt damon is a construction worker in san francisco who can communicate with the dead.
The movie hereafter tells the story of three people who are touched by death in different ways. And when london schoolboy marcus frankie and george mclaren loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Romana powers oct 7, 2011 uncategorized 5 comments so the other night i finally got to watch the movie directed by clint eastwood called hereafter with matt damon as the main character george who is a psychic medium that desperately wishes to live a normal life. In san francisco, a man named george lonegan matt damon suffers with a gift that feels, to him, more like a. George matt damon is a bluecollar american who has a. After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s, damon was cast by francis ford coppola as the lead of the 1997 legal drama the rainmaker. The actors are on their game, and director clint eastwood displays the same surety weve seen in his previous endeavors. His father was of english and scottish descent, and his mother is of finnish and. Hereafter tells the story of three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. Oct 22, 2010 in case youve missed out on the hereafter marketing blitz, heres the official synopsis. This movie has 3 story lines and none of them are even vaguely interesting. After working with director clint eastwood on invictus, damon was eager to return to an eastwood set and with hereafter. In 2011, he starred in the adjustment bureau, contagion, and we bought a zoo. Clint eastwoods herafter, starring matt damon, is about a psychic who can help the living contact the dead.
Matt damon as george lonegan, an american factory worker and a reluctant psychic. Even if it doesnt, damon is miscast, since as an actor hes always had a handle on downtoearth guys. The film ranges in tone from chaos, in the enormous tsunami opening setpiece, to the shadowed quiet, where george. George matt damon is a blue collar american with a special connection to the afterlife dating from his childhood. George lonegan is a creepy haunted loner with poor social skills, not in spite of but because hes a big hearted person who cares too much. Matt damon finds the hereafter with clint eastwood sheknows. I love the topic of the hereafter but this movie didnt really get into that topic it was more about the sadness of the three characters and how they were trying to deal with their miserable lives. Damon s 2010 projects included clint eastwoods hereafter and the coen brothers remake of the 1969 john waynestarring western true grit. Hereafter tells the story of three people who are touched by death in different ways. Hereafter is an undoubtedly earnest film at times, but i think. Clint eastwoods hereafter considers the idea of an afterlife with tenderness, beauty and a gentle tact.
His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in good. Read the hereafter movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Oct 15, 2010 a hereafter where matt damon sees dead people clint eastwoods latest film is a supernatural drama about a factory worker with the ability to communicate with the dead. Oct 22, 2010 as for matt damon, this is a masterpiece. Catching up with paranormal activity 2, hereafter, and more. Three people set out on a search for the truth after death touches their lives in different ways. In clint eastwoods newest, matt damon stars the new york times. Hereafter 2010 bryce dallas howard as melanie and matt damon as george lonegan in hereafter.
Watch matt damon be a transparent actor in a movie that goes absolutely nowhere fast. Clint eastwood plans london shoot for hereafter film. This was probally the best and most interesting movie i have seen with matt damon in it. This movie is very good, it kind of reminds me of the dead zone with christopher walken which i like better. Drama fantasy film geregisseerd door clint eastwood. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film mystic pizza. Matt damon does some very good work here, and is aided by a great cast of.
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