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On his 83rd birthday eddie a war vet & a maintenance worker at the ruby pier amusement park dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife he encounters 5 people with ties to his corporeal existence who help him understand the meaning of his life. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/14/2006 Starring: Jon Voigt Steven Grayhm Run time: 133 minutes
Based on the bestseller by Mitch Albom (Tuesdays With Morrie), The Five People You Meet in Heaven takes up where It’s A Wonderful Life left off. In the Capra classic, George Bailey gets a vision of life without him. In this Hallmark Hall of Fame production, Eddie (Jon Voight), an amusement park maintenance man and war veteran, ends up in Heaven after an accident takes his life. There he meets five people from his past: the Blue Man (Jeff Richards), the Captain (Michael Imperioli), Marguerite (Dagmara Dominczyk), Ruby (Ellen Burstyn), and Tala (Nicaela and Shelbie Weigel). Each shows him how he impacted their life or they his--and not always for the better. (In these flashbacks, Callahan Brebner and Steven Grayhm play the young Eddie.) The point may seem simplistic--everyone is connected--but The Five People You Meet in Heaven finds a unique and engaging way to make it. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Thought provoking...Reviewed by John Beowulf, 2010-02-01
This was not what I was expecting. Of course, we are all familiar
with the best seller book, which I did not read. It was kinda
short, and this movie is a little long, but keeps you going to the
end.
I thought we were going to meet Jesus, Mary, and maybe a few
others. Nope. This is about the people in your life who have
impacted you, or you have impacted them, the most. Its an
interesting story, and well told in this movie. Super acting.
My understanding is that Mitch wrote the book thinking of his
uncle, who had led a boring life and accomplished nothing. This
movie details in a way, how we are all capable of making a
difference, even if we don't know it. The movie has some intense
war images that might be hard to watch. Nothing too gory, but war
is war. Like a friend of mine who came back from Afghanistan told
me "I still hear the screams of the dead."
Great little movieReviewed by C. Dubrovich, 2009-11-27
I used this movie in conjunction with teaching A Prayer for Owen Meany, because of the many thematic parallels. My seniors really enjoyed this movie!
Ending just medeocre!Reviewed by B. Jones, 2009-11-14
I have wanted to own this movie for some time. Nice trip into another world.
Movie's great! Much dialogue is inaudible! No captions!Reviewed by R. Cunningham, 2009-10-30
I had seen this film years before and really loved it. It left such
an impression on me that I recently bought several copies to give
away as gifts to elderly friends. While the specifications and the
package say the film has "closed captions" they can't be selected
from the menu; there is no "closed caption" option. Perhaps some
TVs will show them anyway, but my Sony LCD didn't. To make matters
worse, much of the dialogue is inaudible, over background noise.
Naturally, I was extremely disappointed with this defect and I
returned all DVDs. Amazon was kind enough to refund all of my
money. If this problem were ever to be resolved, I would order
multiple copies in a heartbeat. Thanks for reading.
"The Five People You Meet In Heaven"Reviewed by Barbara S. Suckow, 2009-10-22
I loved the movie. It was done very faithfully to the book
and Jon Voight played the lead role brilliantly. Even though
you
learn what happened right at the beginning, it's still a very
enjoyable story. It would be great if it is anything similar
to
this in the real world.
Jim Suckow
