Hereafter – Rs. 599/-

Cast: Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Frankie and George Mclaren.

Produced and Directed by: Clint Eastwood

The opening scene of the tsunami earthquake of 2004 recreated through computer imagery, is not only frightening but by all means very realistic and shocking. The film is structured as three separate storylines, all of which converge during the final few minutes of the film. A French TV journalist Marie LeLay (Cécile De France) and her boyfriend Didier (Thierry Neuvic) escape unharmed from the disastrous tsunami earthquake.

But back home in Paris she is confused by the thought of what could’ve happened to her……life after death. Then you also have the story of 12-year-old Marcus (Frankie McLaren) who loses his twin, Jason (George McLaren). Their mother a drug addict and alcoholic is sent to rehab, while Marcus ends up getting withdrawn and moody in a foster care centre. With no one of his own, he seeks spiritual guidance to find answers why his brother passed away. On the other hand, Marie who cannot concentrate on her work, loses her celebrity status and instead begins work on a book she has always wanted to get done. Both Marie and Marcus seek the truth of life.

The spotlight then comes on George Lonegan (Matt Damon) a Bay Area factory worker, who has special powers that connect him to the afterlife. This psychic powers was born out after a childhood illness he suffered in the past.  George is supposed to give a reading for Christos (Richard Kind), a business associate of his brother Billy (Jay Mohr). George resents doing it. Through this work Billy had hopes of turning his brother into something of a celebrity, but George just wants to lead a normal life. George then meets up with student Melanie (Bryce Dallas Howard) in an Italian cooking class. A romance builds up only to reveal something he never expected.

George, Marie and Marucs lives cross paths and seek the truth as to what exists in the hereafer.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Verus Ferreira