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Moderately entertaining supernatural drama from director Clint Eastwood. The film follows three separate story lines that come together in the end. Matt Damon plays a reluctant psychic who can commune with the dead; Cecile de France plays a news reporter who has a near-death experience in a tsunami that opens the film; and Frankie and George McLaren play twin brothers separated by death. The story plods along at times and you’re never quite sure where the thematic exploration is headed. Don’t expect any fireworks. Ultimately, this is just a nice little character study about three lonely people who find each other. My favorite scenes feature Damon and Bryce Dallas Howard as would-be lovers who open Pandora’s Box when she asks him for a reading. On a side note, Clint Eastwood needs to stop scoring his own movies. He doesn’t hurt them with his musical prowess, but he seldom does them any favors.

Oscar Nomination: Best Visual Effects