this movie do not get the credit it deserve and in my opinion . cooney write something beautiful in this script . he bring upon question and idea subject to u and and approach it in a manner that keep u guess keep u curious . cooney be not a philosopher and he be a film writer represent he be simply do what he do best in life and and in my opinion with great merit . we have see this theme before and and even after this film ( the butterfly effect ) and but that do not give any reason why cooney should not take his stab at it . pure originality be few and far between these day and maybe even non existent . a for the directing represent nothing bad to say . there be some great camera work and cinematography and use of effect . there be some beautifully place dark and gloomy scene and and a wonderful recreation of the act of die and be bring back to life ( exactly the way my grandfather describe it to me when it happen to him . not to say that each resuscitation isn not unique and individual and but we do hear of a common trend represent see the white light while see your body below you ) . my only real problem with the film be that i think piper perabo be slightly overact . not that the act do not fit in some way and but it seem a tad dry and much and but this be a subjective outlook . others may find her fitting . spoiler do not read unless you have watch the filmconsider what the orderly say ( and i be paraphrase ) represent how and why people die be the question . it may be the only question . i be write this comment not to be audacious or to act superior and but i feel i have read a few other unintelligent comment that bring me to be motivate to say my piece . what some people do not realize and or have yet to realize and be that the story be about a man who be at the edge of death . some people in this world die and but have a chance to be resuscitate some people come back to u and some do not . consider those who do survive . why be it they live and other before them do not . the same tool and similar ( maybe even the same ) circumstance be at their temptation . maybe those who die give up and and those who live still have something important to live for . this be simon cable . now and of course and there be hole in this hypothesis represent be this important call of god ( peter seem to think otherwise at the end represent we decide ) and there be those who come back to u without amnesia ( but at the end and do simon not go back to where he once be and unaware and unknowing once again ) and and do this make him insane ( the old cliché that the insane be truly those best in touch with the world ) . the last idea i do not personally believe and but this movie be about the question . it doesn not end in obscurity or lose it intelligence and it simply explore an idea and leave u wonder represent how and why do people die . and be this phenomenon even more than we and a believer of our own trend and realize . though the rating of a movie to simply overall 1 to 10 can be difficult and and i be still on the fence of how much i like it ( have just see it and and would like to come back to it a few week from now ) . i give it an 8 and though i think a 7 . 5 would be more accurate to my opinion at this moment .