Hereafter

HEREAFTER (2010) - Oct. 21, 2010
Another expertly crafted film from Clint Eastwood, whose hot streak continues.  About a psychic who can communicate with the dead, a young boy whose twin brother is killed, and a woman who is seriously shaken up when she almost dies in the big tsunami of 2004.  The contemplative film unfolds with Eastwood's usual leisurely pace, which absolutely works here.  The movie just sort of washes over you, and it's definitely never boring.  Eastwood's direction is primo as usual, as is Tom Stern's lush, moody cinematography.  I really can't say enough about the Eastwood/Stern collaboration.  Top-shelf stuff.  Matt Damon was quite good as the psychic; in fact if I had one complaint about this film, it's that the Damon stuff tends to be more compelling than the other two plots, mostly because Damon is so good.  ***1/2