“Matt Damon talks to the dead in Hereafter, though after awhile, it’s hard to tell who’s who.” Gary Thompson, Philadelphia Daily News

“Hereafter occupies some muzzy twilight zone, too woo-woo sentimental to be real, too limp to make for even a halfway decent ghost story.” David Edelstein, New York Magazine

“Morbid medium hates the dead. Hereafter, Clint must write a new soundtrack or just retire to a Tuscany farmhouse to enjoy old age.” Victoria Alexander, FilmsInReview.com

“The only thing more disconcerting than seeing an action-disaster sequence open a Clint Eastwood drama is watching the 80-year-old auteur channel M. Night Shyamalan.” Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

“Like a wasted appointment at a bad psychic’s reading room. All the set dressing is there, but it leaves you with an empty, unsatisfied feeling inside.” Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures