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What Dreams May Come (1998)

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Reviews Counted:66

Fresh:36

Rotten:30

Average Rating:5.6/10

Consensus: An insubstantial plot overshadows the beautiful, surreal scenery.

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Annabella Sciorra, Max Von Sydow

Starring: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Annabella Sciorra, Max Von Sydow, Rosalind Chao

Director: Vincent Ward

Director: Vincent Ward
Screenwriter: Ronald Bass
Composer: Michael Kamen

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May 25, 1999

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Aside from having one of the worst titles in recent film memory, "What Dreams May Come" fails by trying to be all things to all people.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
05/20/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

The film lurches ... toward greatness, dazzling the viewer with a spectacular view of heaven that is not only beautiful but also profoundly moving.

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07/07/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

Has two things going for it--its spectacular, Academy Award-nominated special effects and the fact that it ends. Everything else about this ridiculous, three-hanky film sends it sharply into nightmare.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment 1 Comment
08/19/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Visually, it's one of the great movies of its decade; dramatically, it's rather blurry and baffling.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
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03/14/05
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

This is what happens when you try to make a philosophical movie about spirituality without making anybody uncomfortable.

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01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
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05/03/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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This ambitious afterlife romance introduces provoking themes, but Williams eventually leads the way back to familiar hackneyed ground. The grandiose art direction provides moments of wonder, but the muddled script gives them no raison d'être.

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08/11/03
Carlo Cavagna
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05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
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It may push just the right buttons for some, but it had the perverse effect of making me want to wear black, read some Sartre and revel in a meaningless and empty universe.

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05/20/03
Jim Shelby
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Palo Alto Weekly

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

The set design, artistic direction, special effects and cinematography of this film are all stunning.

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01/12/03
Robert Roten
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01/10/03
Nick Davis
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12/08/02
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For all its fabulous imagery and occasional dab-your-eyes moments, What Dreams May Come never rises to the wonderment of its own irresistible conviction -- that love can live beyond the grave.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

This is still a very special movie experience that must be seen on a big screen, but it isn't quite the masterpiece it could have been.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment 1 Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
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06/18/02
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