Collateral Beauty

Plot synopsis:
The film opens with Howard (Will Smith), Whit (Edward Norton), Claire (Kate Winslet), and Simon (Michael Pena) at a company meeting with all of their employees to discuss the great year they've had. They all work for an ad agency, and Howard gets up to explain to everyone the three abstractions in life: Love, Time, and Death. Specifically, "We long for love," "We wish we had more time," and "We fear death." He correlates this with how people spend their money throughout their life, citing them as motivators for their ad campaigns.The movie then cuts to three years later with Howard at the office in front of a miniature city of dominos. He starts the chain of dominos and then leaves the office for the day. It's clear that something is different. As he leaves, Whit, Claire, and Simon are talking about the status of the company. They note that Howard has become increasingly distant and mentally removed from the company over the past couple of years. Due to this, they are losing many of their large accounts, as Howard was the reason those accounts were even with them. Whit brings up the very real possibility of another company taking over and letting them all go, but also mentions that they have one last shot to get another corporation to buy their stock at $17 per share. The only problem is that Howard owns 60% of the shares and refuses to sell. It is then revealed that it's been two years since Howard lost his young daughter and he's never been the same since she passed.Whit and Claire take a walk through the city and discuss the company's situation, as well as Howards. Its revealed that, although Howard and Whit are equal partners, Howard bought some shares from Whit so that he could use the money for his divorce expenses. Through the conversation, Claire also mentions that shes been looking around for sperm donors in order to have a childCut to Howard going through the rest of his daily routine. He goes home and sits alone in his apartment. Claire comes to bring him some food, but he won't answer the door. The landlord says that not only does Howard never eat the food she brings, but he's also late on his rent again. Claire offers to pay his rent for the month and leaves the food with the landlord. Howard doesn't own a phone, a home computer, or any other modern form of communication. He also doesn't own a car, so he rides his bike as transportation. Periodically, he'll ride in the middle of the street against traffic at night, hoping someone will hit him.Back at the office, Whit is talking with an employee about their various campaigns when they pass a line of people waiting to audition for their latest commercial about a cruise line. The tagline Whit has come up with for the commercial is Find your life, shed your skin. As he gets to the end of the line of candidates, the last one is a woman (Keira Knightley) who re-phrases the tagline to "Shed your skin, find your life, noting that its more sentimental and hits you in the heart". Whit has the commercial director change the line to the new version and goes to thank the woman, only to see that shes leaving hurriedly out the door. He follows her through the city to a small theater, where she joins an older woman, Brigitte (Hellen Mirren) and a younger boy, Raffi (Jacob Latimore). They're practicing lines for a play that they've been working on. Whit stumbles in on them and says that he loves theater and, if the woman will consider joining their commercial, he will finance their play. Brigitte is delighted by this news. Before he leaves, Whit asks for the woman's name, and she says her name is Amy.After leaving the theater, Whit gets an idea. He meets with Simon and Claire at Simon's house. He tells them of his idea to have Howard secretly followed by a private investigator (the same one that his ex-wife hired to catch him cheating) to see if they can prove that Howard isn't in the proper mental state to run his share of the company. Whit leaves to go pick up his daughter so that they can spend Christmas together, but when he meets with her, she says that she hates him for breaking her mothers heart and refuses to spend Christmas with him or ever see him again. Whit understands and leaves, but is devastated.Whit, Claire, and Simon all meet with the private investigator to discuss her findings on Howard. She says he sticks to a strict routine: Once he leaves work, he goes to a dog park where he sits for hours, then he returns to his apartment and doesn't leave. However, there has been one deviation in his routine. Hes been writing letters, but not to people. Howard has been writing letters to Love, Time, and Death. She was able to illegally retrieve the letters and gives them to the three before leaving.We go back to Howard, who is taking a walk around a neighborhood when he stops at a place and looks inside the window. Inside, there is a group of people sitting in a circle and talking. Howard lingers for a minute before leaving and continuing his walk.Back at the office, Whit remembers a technique he learned from his Uber driver that he uses to talk to his mother (who is implied to have Alzheimer's) where he talks on her level, rather than trying to force her to see reality. He tells Claire and Simon that he wants to hire actors to play the parts of Love, Time, and Death in order for them to confront Howard, all while the private investigator films his reactions toward them. Then, using editing software, they'll just digitally remove the actors from the footage and make it seem like Howard isn't mentally fit to run his portion of the company shares. Claire is morally torn by this but decides to go through with it for the company's (and their employees) sake. The 3 of them meet with the actors from before: Brigitte, Raffi, and Amy. They discuss the terms of the arrangement and how they plan to do it. Brigitte and Raffi decide that the three of them want $20,000 each, which Simon scoffs at. Whit and Claire agree to the payment terms but want to know how they'll do it. Brigitte says that since shes the oldest, shell play Death, while Raffi will play Time and Amy will play Love. They decide to play the parts as if they have the power to control which people can see them.To further discuss how to play their parts, Brigitte talks with Simon, Raffi talks with Claire, and Amy talks with Whit. All of them meet individually at separate locations. Simon is distant and doesn't seem to want to discuss anything with Brigitte. Claire is still feeling torn about the whole plan, coupled with feeling down about not having a child of her own, and tells Raffi not to antagonize Howard, but to confront him in a constructive way. Amy and Whit discuss what she will say to Howard and the concept of love, all while Whit relentlessly hits on Amy. He says to tell Howard that he cant run from her (Love) and to not try to live without her.The next day, Brigitte (as Death) meets Howard while he is sitting on a bench at the dog park that he goes to every day. She tells him that dogs can understand the concepts of death and mourning. Howard, confused, just nods in agreement. Brigitte continues, introducing herself as Death, saying she received his letter (holding it up in front of him) and said Howard called her a paper tiger. Howard, now thoroughly disturbed, tries to walk away, but Brigitte follows and says that he wrote about making a trade, but she didnt want to make that trade. As she says this, a little boy walks by them and says who is he talking to mommy? and the mother (the private investigator) says that sometimes people are weird. Brigitte tells him only people she chooses can see her, but not to worry because she only came to answer his letter in person. Howard is visibly disturbed by all of this and tells her to leave him alone as he walks away.Brigitte meets with Simon and says that she knows that Howard believed her. She could see it in his eyes. Shes enthusiastic about this role shes played and lavishes the thought of Howard believing her to be Death. Suddenly, Simon starts violently coughing, and she asks if hes okay. Simon answers that hes not okay.The next day, Whit gets in the elevator at the office with Howard and offers him his season seat for the basketball game and also pitches him the $17 per share offer he received from OmniCorp, both of which Howard silently shoots down. Once Howard reaches his section of the office where he keeps his dominos, he meets Raffi (as Time). Howard is again confused and says he must be lost, but Raffi confronts him about his letter to Time. He says Howard wrote that time is deceptive because while it creates the opportunity for happiness, it also eventually destroys all the beauty in the world. Raffi continues and says that he (Time) is a gift and that hes wasting it by not moving on with his life or enjoying the time he had with his daughter. Before he leaves, Raffi knocks over some of the dominos that Howard had set up, which panics Howard. Even more confused than before, Howard is left to continue his routine.Later, while eating at a restaurant, Howard is confronted by Amy (as Love). She begins to recite the speech that Whit gave her about how Howard shouldn't try to live without her and that he cant run from Love forever, but she starts to cry, and he leaves. She meets back with the group and feels that she failed. Everyone thinks they should try again, but Amy refuses to participate anymore, feeling horrible for manipulating Howard.Howard once again goes to the place where the meeting is being held with everyone sitting in a circle. He finally goes inside, and its revealed that this place is a therapy discussion group led by a woman named Madeleine (Naomi Harris), who lost a child of her own. When Howard introduces himself to the group and sits down, Madeleine tries to coax him into talking about his daughter, but he tenses up and attempts to leave, only for Madeleine to say that he doesn't have to say anything, but hopes he will stay. Howard sits back down and stays until the group time is over. When Madeleine is packing up to leave, she asks him why he finally chose to come to the group. Shes seen him outside before and has been tempted to invite him inside, but he always left before she could do so. They agree that it must be the holiday season that got him (and others) to come to the group. She tells him about her daughter. Her name was Olivia, and she died from a rare form of cancer at six years old. They talk about how parents often separate when they lose a child, and she shows Howard a note that was given to her by her husband that says if only we could be strangers again. She tells him that her husband got his wish.The scene cuts to Brigitte talking again with Simon, this time at a market. Shes still enjoying the thought of Howard believing her to be Death, but Simon is not in the mood to be around her. She then asks why he said that he wasn't okay before. Simon doesn't give much information, but Brigitte guesses that he is dying. Simon reveals that he has multiple myeloma and has fought it twice before at the ages of 16 and 25. This time, however, its come back and is untreatable. Brigitte asks if he has told his wife yet, but Simon says that he doesn't want to put that kind of pain on his wife, especially since their son was born recently.Whit tracks down Amy at another acting session and desperately tries to convince her to come back and keep playing the part of Love in their plan, as well as go on a date with him. Shes not enticed at all by his promises, even rejecting $100,000 in payment to come back. She suddenly asks him how he felt the day his daughter was born. He says that he was scared, but when the doctor handed her to him, he felt the most intense sensation pass through him. He says that he felt as if he was love in that moment. She tells him that if he puts all of his effort and tenacity into loving his daughter, then she will come back to the plan. He agrees.Howard meets with Madeleine for dinner after another group session, and she tells him about the hours before her daughter died. She said her mother-in-law was hysterical, so her husband was calming her down outside. She said she was sitting next to an old woman who turned and asked her who she was here for. She replied that it was for her daughter and that she was dying. She said the old woman told her to not miss the collateral beauty in her daughters death. She never understood it at the time because of the pain but feels that she now gets what the old woman was trying to say. Howard, however, thinks this is nonsense and that there's nothing beautiful about that. Howard then tells her that hes been having conversations with Love, Time, and Death. Madeleine says that he should answer them if they ever come back.The next day, Howard is on the subway when hes again confronted by Brigitte (as Death). She asks why he is so angry with her. Before she can continue, Howard begins a tirade about how hes heard all of the clichés like death is a natural part of life or that God saw the prettiest rose on Earth and wanted it all for himself. None of these things matter because shes not here holding my fucking hand. He then storms off the subway at the next stop.As Howard is riding his bike down the street, Raffi (as Time) catches up to him on his skateboard and tries to continue the conversation from their previous encounter. Howard then slams on the brakes, which makes Raffi fly over the bike and land on the ground. Howard then yells that he doesn't care about what he has to say because Time took his daughter away from him. He gets back on his bike and rides away.Next, as hes walking down the street, hes confronted by Amy (as Love) who is much more composed than their last encounter. He patronizes her and says he knows exactly what shes going to say, but she surprises him by interjecting that she (Love) is in everything from life to death, from laughter to sorrow. She says that hes been running from Love and cant see that he would have never had his daughter without her. He leaves, pained by this thought.At the office, Howard meets with Whit, Claire, and Simon (along with a company lawyer) to discuss the state of the company and their plan to undermine his mental status due to his grief and seize his portion of the shares. Howard, in a surprisingly clear realm of thought, talks to each of them at the table. To Simon, he says that he knows of his illness because he knows his background and that as long as Howard is alive, hell make sure Simons family is taken care of. To Claire, he says that hes proud of being her mentor and how far shes come, but to not give up on other areas of life like having a child. To Whit, he says that he is the best friend he has ever had and that hes disappointed not because of this, but because of how hes not trying to get his daughter back. He says that Whit has the most amazing thing in the world in his daughter and that he doesnt need permission from her to be her father. After this, he signs over his shares to the company, but also requests and signs another piece of paper that he knew the lawyer had with him. Howard then leaves. Claire asks the lawyer what that second paper was, and the lawyer says that, years ago, Howard put a portion of the companys shares into a trust for his daughter and the paper he just signed was a legal document acknowledging that she was no longer alive.The scene switches to Simon, who is throwing up in the bathroom due to his illness. His wife knocks on the door and asks if hes okay. He comes out and finally admits that hes not okay. They're scared, but they embrace each other, knowing they'll be able to get through this together somehow. Next, Claire is seen in her home scrolling through pages of a website on her computer. The site is for choosing sperm donors, but she gives up and closes the computer. Lastly, we see Whit outside of his daughters private school. When she comes outside, he comes up to her despite her saying again that she doesn't want to talk to him. He says that he loves her and that hes gonna come to her school every single day until she talks to him. She reluctantly accepts his decision to do so, but as she walks away, she turns and says that tomorrow is a half-day for her school so he should come early, trying to hide a smile. Whit smiles in return and says hell be there.Later, Simon meets with Brigitte to give her the payment for her acting services. He tells her that he finally told his wife and that she knew he was sick, but they're going to get their affairs in order soon. Brigitte tells him to not fear death, his own or anyone's else's and walks away.The scene cuts to Howard knocking on the door of Madeleine's house. Howard asks if she has plans tonight (its Christmas Eve) and she says that she doesn't and he asks if he can ruin that by spending the evening with her. She invites him in, and he looks around at the pictures hung on the walls that were drawn by her daughter. She says that she was just watching an old video of her daughter playing with her husband and asks if Howard would like to see it. Howard declines and Madeleine explains her daughters situation and death like she did earlier in the film. Howard starts to tear up and Madeleine again takes out the note she got from her husband, revealing that Howard is her husband and they split up after their daughters death. Howard looks over to see the video of him and his daughter playing together outside and also with dominos (like Howard's daily routine). The scene flashes back to Madeleine crying in the hospital chair outside of her daughters room and the old woman next to her is revealed to be Brigitte, who in reality is the entity Death. She tells her not to miss out on the collateral beauty. Howard finally brings himself to say his daughters name (Olivia) and illness out loud as he hugs his wife and they both cry, finally coming to terms with his daughters death.We then see Claire meeting with Raffi in his neighborhood to give him his portion of the payment, and he tells her that shes going to be a good mother someday. She says that shes given up on becoming a mother, but he tells her that being a parent doesn't necessarily mean that someone has to have a biological child and that he grew up not knowing his biological parents, but those who were close to him acted as parental figures to guide him. He tells that its never too late and that she has plenty of time, subtly revealing himself to be the entity of Time. She says that she thought time wasn't linear, as he had mentioned before, but he notes that was just bullshit and acting before he walks away.The last scene is Howard and Madeleine holding hands as they walk through the park. They walk under a small bridge and then the camera pans up to Amy, Raffi, and Brigitte (Love, Time, and Death) standing on top of it. When Madeleine turns around to see what hes looking at, they're not there. The scene then pans out to a full view of the park.

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Review:
It makes you sad, angry, question...but in the end you learn that ALL those emotions are life and love and I thought the performances portrayed that perfectly.
I want to say thank you, to all the actors and all the people that were involved in this movie.I watched this movie twice, because it was so emotional to me and it got me re thinking on my life, after my mother's death..
When you see the metascores and the reviews and THE WORST ACTORS ALTOGETHER "award", i have only seen opposite of that...From all the choices of movies and actors in this year Oscar AA this should have won in at least half of that...I mean - MOONLIGHT - total stupidity and waste of precious time...
I won't go in depth about this movie as other reviewers had already done so, but this is a MUST SEE movie if you are a compassionate person who can connect with one's loss and how painfully it is to accept life's tragedies but is also able to treasure the "beauty" and the times you spent together before the tragedy..
I was simply stupefied by the hatred negative reviews of those who feel entitled to believe that movie should be acted, written, made up in their own way.Sure, Collateral Beauty is not.
It is a pleasant surprise to me, but a disillusion for sure to those leaving the movie theatre still asking themselves what that "Collateral Beauty" is all about.Too late, guys, try it again in another life, if any.For all the others with a touching sense of "being", please go, and enjoy...
There are some good points here, that can be recognised by me, but can people seriously start expressing their opinion without resorting to critic bashing, conspiracy theories or insulting anybody with a different opinion to theirs, it is getting incredibly annoying and has gotten way out of control in the past decade.The best thing about 'Collateral Beauty' is the cast.
The ending leaves a sour taste in the mouth, it lays it on so thick with the platitudinous schmaltz that emotionally it feels manipulative, meanwhile the final twist is laughable.Overall, not as bad as it has been made out but hugely flawed and not a particularly good, let alone great, film.
There are things I'm very unsure about like some character motivations and a certain Key plan in the film was a little questionable.It could have been worse since I watched it on Friday the 13th after all..
But strangely, I'm not even sure what the message of "Collateral Beauty" was.Like a Church movie or an after-school special, there was just too much in-your-face stuff.
There is a scramble in the delivery of the narrative where the action is hairily intertwined with an indefinite soundtrack, in parallel with a diegetic treatment of Will Smith's characters' mitigation of the loss of his daughter's life, presented in a way that is necessarily intellectual and reactionary.The humour that does appear in the film is crushed under the weight of the pervasive, depressing mood that is felt by all of them similarly.There are some scenes that are deprived from being given their full consideration, where a confession of one characters' approaching death is engulfed by the priority the leader of the agency places on one of his immediate family who have already passed.Despite not intending to cause any further pain to the main character, the guidance attributed by the counsellor can possibly be seen as stepping into the realm of patronizing, especially for audiences that are vigilant against witnessing the creation of new aphorisms.The visual of seeing this amount of premiere actors in the same shots is distracting and nonsensical, and compromises the precious tone of the film for when their performances start to devolve into postured anonymity..
A wet and windy Boxing Day in the U.K ..nothing else to do and as a Cineworld Unlimited Card I decided , along with my 13 year old daughter,," Why not"?What I saw emerging was the best cinema surprise in all my years of watching movies..and probably the best reveal too.Not ever,,,ever,,being a fan of Will Smith , I have to tip my hat here..awesome in the extreme...and Ed Norton..!!!
keep it..This is what it@s all about..low score reviews because we have been watered down with all the Marvel and D.C nonsense.By the way..I'm a 54 year old male who never cries at movies and I can tell you I felt like somebody rammed an apple down my throat at the ( better than Sixth Sense and Dead Mans Shoes ) reveal right at the end.Forget the critics who low score....forget the blockbusters for this week and see for yourself how a movie should be made!Even my daughter..who sees each movie I do , was mesmerised..I don't often use the word " Brilliant" ..but I have now!!.
I read a few reviews and I knew that there could be, or would be, something revolting in the execution of the story of what is essentially a gas-lighting: three 'friends' of a man who really needs to be committed to a mental hospital (and I don't mean that in a bad way, sometimes people really do need many years of therapy) decide to hire actors so that their boss/co-founder of this ad firm, played by Smith, can be declared incompetent so that the business can keep going on without him.What I had hoped for was, also frankly, that perhaps the performances could liven things up or that maybe there could be some genuine levity or humor to off-set the major tragedy going on inside this protagonist (ala Manchester by the Sea, which was already a tremendous work of art and now, compared to this, is like the deepest, darkest, most meaningful Ingmar Bergman film compared to this).
This is a filmmaker taking what is most offensively a LAZY script - the proof of this is that we don't get to know Howard really at all, to actually be *shown* it, before it cuts ahead to him being the Griefing Dead, and instead are told this over and over by Norton, Winslet and Pena to other people and to themselves - and trying to make it "mean" something through the magic of clichéd music and terrible "characterizations" for the actors who really are the stars more than Smith (this may also be the writing too, it's honestly such a horrible script that had I been a reader for it I would've used it for the old 'poop on fire on a porch' gag - actually, that's offensive to poop).This premise doesn't make much sense, nor how it's executed.
It might just be saccharine and forgettable if not for how aggressively terrible it is in every department of its storytelling: poorly/under-developed characters, actors who should know better (Kate Winslet, shame on you!), and taking a premise that could be a twisted thriller or even a horror movie of sorts in other hands and instead force us to like characters who are both understandable in their terribleness (sure, I'd want my boss/partner out too if he did nothing all day, dead child be damned, and if my job was on the line) and yet still terrible all the same.It's morally bankrupt in how it wants to come sit at the grief table, but doesn't do the actual dramatic work of earning the sentiment.
It takes what actually happens to people who are grieving and in pain and makes it into something that is some kind of distraction or abstraction - my grief isn't like Will Smith's, after all, he can live comfortably and healthy despite his numerous responsibilities, and we don't need to really get to know his co-workers or anyone past their surface-level problems or issues.
let me go straight to the point, will smith, Edward Norton, kate winslet were having free time for one month, producer came to them with a lot of money, so they said let us get this cash while we are resting total sentences said in the movie for each actor are 50 !!!
bad awful script there is only very good idea wasted in cheap writing, acting, directing no need to add more wordsat the end, they try to do a meaning less twisti believe who wrote the script is child or a boyat least make reasonable scenes, some logicthe only happy people are the actors starring in the movie since the got good cashfor us people we got nothing, only something looks like emotions but not emotions.
It's too sappy and bland, characters feel like vague shapes than real human beings and the whole plot can be called pretty manipulative.There's actually two kinds of people who I can imagine actively enjoying this: (1) the ones who have not seen a lot of American movies but quite like them, (2) little girls of all ages or sexes.
Just as his character has lost all passion for all the seemingly sunny and successful life that has come before, I don't actually remember seeing Smith in a movie and thinking that he must be satisfied with acting for quite some time.
Maybe he's really enjoying himself in "Suicide Squad", haven't seen that one yet.To some degree, it certainly hurts "Collateral Beauty" that Will Smith has always been more of a strong performer than notable actor, even given better material.
This seems to be also the case here but sadly the material is not as interesting to really make it work."Collateral Beauty" doesn't offer much in the way of authentic emotions, nor exciting roles from talented cast included here.
It's a story describing how everything connects along with, of course, collateral beauty.In this emotional film by Frankel, you are sure to find one character or another that you can relate to as an audience member.
Plus this film keeps you guessing about Helen Mirren's, Kiera Knightly's, and Jacob Latimore's characters of Death, Love, and Time respectively.Films that make you feel, think, and leave you with a new found experience and/or knowledge are my favorites and therefore this is my new favorite film.
the title and the story idea of this movie could be set for a really good story, and because it does bring across that concept of "collateral beauty" it is not a complete waste of time to watch.
Putting effort into useless tasks like stacking dominoes in hopes of honoring your lost loved one, wandering aimlessly because you have the time and money to do anything, but nothing seems meaningful anymore now that the love is gone from your life, and reaching out to entities, or God, or the universe in hopes of answers are all things I can relate to on a very personal basis.The wonderful thing about this movie is it takes that feeling throughout the movie and weaves in a tapestry of other feelings from the other characters, their own fears and hopes, their wonder about whether they are doing the right thing as they try to answer how to help Howard, and ultimately themselves, move forward..
Love, Death, and Time are three actors hired by Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, and Michael Pena to follow Will Smith's character and prove that he is crazy so he can give up his position in a flailing company.
this one of the worst films ever made and no one should watch this manipulative crap, its mean, cruel and full of some of the most horrible people i have ever seen in a film, almost of the IMDb 6.7/10 reviews are payed for and are not genuine, this is desperate they are to hide what it is, an unpleasant, poorly directed and cynical piece of garbage that somehow got a good cast.
In general, film leaves a deep impression and makes you wonder: is it worth to be so worry about your problems while there is Love, Time is passing and Death is coming closer?.
Shall we get started?LIKES:  Fantastic Acting  Equal Screen Time  Good use of Music  Fantastic moralsWith a star, studded cast that includes Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Hellen Mirren, and Edward Norton you expected good acting.
She engages so well with the entire cast, and does a good job as the keystone of the movieyou know past Will Smith.
While the acting certainly helps make the story come to life, the editing of the movie helped amplify the emotions of the film.
The VERDICTCollateral Beauty is certainly an example of great acting, as our stars have incredible chemistry, integrate through most of the movie, and have the emotional balance we would want in such a cast.
Then, Howard begins receiving personal answers to his letters in the form of in-person encounters and conversations with an old woman (Helen Mirren) calling herself Death, a teenager (Jacob Latimore) who says he is Time and a beautiful young woman (Keira Knightley) who identifies herself as Love.
Much like this past year, I looked on Collateral Beauty with cautious optimism - I then quickly graduated to anger, migrated towards the "well s**t" feeling of detachment you get when everything goes off the rails, before finally simpering in my seat praying for the sweet release of death.Will Smith plays a cardboard cutout named Howard whose advertising agency's mantra is based on humanity's relationship to time, love and death (also Dominos).
Nor its ability to coax real emotions which this movie fumbles to the point of unintentional hilarity.Collateral Beauty is like watching the cheery, life-affirming moral of "A Christmas Carol" being hit by an Uber.
It seems like critics just gave this bad reviews because "it wasn't based on a true story (Since those are the only movies that actually get good reviews)" or because they saw a masterpiece and didn't want to admit how good it was (because you know critics).
But, things change when the three factors come in front of him for a discussion!The great twist in the movie was a guess, and I felt a sudden end to the film.I wounder why there are so many negative reviews.
The journey is extremely well until the end.This movie is really good, and it is one of those movies that critics can bash all they want but it will touch you, make you feel happy and even bring tears to your eyes.
I think some people see the all-star cast and expect something more that a character driven idea, but the best films connect with their viewers and nothing more.
The music feels like it is trying to make you fall into a dream-state.I don't understand why people love this movie, but I am happy for them..
Not Sure If I Liked It Or Not. Continuing my plan to watch every Will Smith movie in order, I come to Collateral Beauty (2016)Plot In A Paragraph: A depressed, grieving father (Will Smith) writes to Time, Love and Death as he attempts to over come the death of his little daughter.
I usually like Edward Nortons work, but I guess good actor can do bad movies to.
In addition, the task of giving sense to existence reminds us of the classics which managed more than honoring and paying tribute to life itself: "Life Is Beautiful" or "The Pursuit of Happiness" (starring Smith in 2006)."Collateral Beauty", directed by David Frankel, feels as the definitive collapse of a joint of erroneous decisions about giving shape to a story, however, above film or narrative standards, the movie is a good choice for those who wish to reaffirm the importance of life, time, death and love.Packed with talented stars, a fortifying central plot and a suggestive final twist, Frankel's celluloid does not deserve such reprimand by movie critics.
You have a bunch of real good actors, like Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, Will Smith, Kate Winslet and others but that's not a guarantee for a good movie.
But I don't need life lessons, and certainly not about a subject like this one, so besides the excellent cast this movie is just not good enough..
I've finally had the time to watch and review the film Collateral Beauty (2016) and after reading all of the reviews out there I'm kind of appalled by the reasons this movie got bad feedback.
Movies reviews are supposed to be based on the film and not what (he said, she said) bs in the media.Collateral Beauty (2016) has an all-star cast, 100% without a doubt the cast performed extremely well and the story is just beautiful.
Great film!When it comes to the cast I believe some of the actors and actresses performed better than I've ever seen them perform before, especially Will Smith; absolutely perfect for his role..
This was one of the most saddest but best movies i have ever seen.I recommend it for everyone to see.It is Emotional from The beginning to the end.You need to be strong at some moments because it is very Sad.If i could give it more stars ..I Would.P.S Don't walk away when your watching this movie you will miss important things!.
Collateral Beauty is a beautiful, strong & deep movie that talks about parenthood, love, life & death.
This movie a beautiful film full of love, heartbreak, and loss.
Some people may think this film tries to make death seem happy and like its a good thing but it definitely doesn't.
Especially because I have children and understand his emotions.Fabulous actors in the movie and a great story from the beginning to the end.It is really recommendable - both because Will Smith once Again shows that he is up for this kind of drama movies like Pursuit of Happiness and also because it is like a puzzle that needs to come in place.A movie that will touch your heart..
We saw that the Will Smith character was depressed, but didn't know exactly why.The movie itself seemed to start off quite slow, but it did show us the before and after of "Howard's" emotions after the major event in his life, which we eventually learn about in flashbacks and such.