What Dreams May Come
Polygram Filmed Entertainment | Release Date: October 2, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
15
Negative:
6
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30
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Directed by Vincent ("A Map of the Human Heart") Ward, who is either a genius or a crackpot, and derived from a long-ago novel by Richard Matheson, the film is overproduced and underpopulated, with either characters or ideas. Read full review
30
SalonLaura Miller
By the movie's numbingly predictable end, the notion of a visually unleashed cinema seems like a monstrous mistake -- we've handed over the atom bomb to the Teletubbies! Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
What a letdown that Vincent Ward, who gave us a fabulous gift with Map of the Hu-man Heart, has made this big old tub of schmaltz. Read full review
30
The New YorkerBruce Diones
Though director Vincent Ward used his special-effects budget well -- there are some stunning impressionistic moments -- the film is as gooey and sticky as an overcooked marshmallow. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter Travers
How can a film look so radiant and be so hollow? Read full review
25
San Francisco ExaminerDavid Armstrong
A scary example of bad movies happening to good people. Read full review
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