Hereafter

"Hereafter" B

Clint Eastwood does it again. It is amazing how many movies he has starred in and has directed. I am a big fan of Clint Eastwood as a director and an actor, so I was very interested in seeing his latest recollaboration with Matt Damon, Hereafter. Is it a good movie? Yes it certainly is, even if it is quite slow at times. Yes the movie is slow, but I don't know if I would say that it is boring. The performances by each of the actors were riveting, and showed some emotional quality. The movie is three different stories: one in France about a former show host who becomes inspired to write a book; one in France with two twin boys and their estranged alcoholic mother; and in San Francisco, which is Matt Damon's story about a lonely man who wants to get away from his past. While this movie is sad and emotional at times, we do get some comic relief from the teacher of Matt Damon's cooking classes. The opening scene was very realistic and it felt like you were there during the tsunami scene. It marked Clint Eastwood's use of special effects in his movies. Overall, it is a good movie, even if you have to be in a certain mood to watch it. I do, however, think that Invictus, Eastwood's last collaboration with Matt Damon, is one of his best movies.