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movie review - What Dreams May Come

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

First let me say that I'm not a Robin Williams fan.

The first part of this movie is about the central character and his happy family of a son, a daughter, and a lovely wife. The children die in a car crash, then Williams himself dies in a second crash. The remainder of the movie is about Williams' afterlife. From there, Williams learns about the wonder of his personal heaven, while his wife (back on earth) slides into a retrograde path to suicide.

She kills herself, and goes to her own personal hell. Williams decides to go get her, and rounds up his kids for the adventure.

The whole thing leaves you with a strangely unconvinced feeling, and the final step essentially breaks what development had taken place between the central character and his 'soul mate'. Yech.

Not recommended.