MOST movies require their audiences to suspend their disbelief, but Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter (US/12A/127 mins) requires a little more than most.

Eastwood continues to explore the outer boundaries of moviemaking and though, as here, he doesn’t always succeed, his work is never short of compellingly thoughtful.

A lovely French romance that will have you smiling and sniffling. Hay, it’s a French romance!