While there’s nothing wrong with a heartwarming story of redemption here and there, this feels like little more than pabulum - a predigested fable with less substance than the “We Are the World” video.Simple and refreshing take on life and death Bookxpert Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Fictionīuy ‘the five people you meet in Heaven’ now ( hardcover)īuy ‘the five people you meet in Heaven’ now ( Kindle edition) The problem rather lies with Albom’s narrative, which you either buy into or don’t. Typical of producer Robert Halmi Sr.’s filmography, it’s an impeccably groomed production (proving, once and for all, that the road to Heaven goes through Vancouver) with some striking visuals, and director Lloyd Kramer elicits solid performances from Voight, Grayhm and Dominczyk.
At each level new blind spots are filled in, helping him forgive if not forget, and put all those painful memories behind him. Questioning what he sees as an unfulfilled existence in which he never escaped his boyhood home or pursued his career dreams, Eddie encounters a series of characters - from his late wife (Dagmara Dominczyk) to relative strangers - who illuminate moments from his life.Įddie sees himself as a young man (Steven Grayhm), dealing with his abusive father and enduring the horrors of World War II. We are all connected,” “Strangers are just family you have yet to come to know” and “No life is a waste.” Perhaps not, but I can think of better ways to squander three hours.įortunately, someone had the good sense to cast Jon Voight, who gives his all to the role of 83-year-old Eddie, an amusement park maintenance man who dies in an accident and wakes up in heaven. Albom’s New Age-y strain of “It’s a Wonderful Life”-meets-“This Is Your Life” is full of corny homilies that sound better in print - among them, “There are no random acts.
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