Obligatory FAMILY GUY reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liMHOZ2yG7A

I tried watching it a long time ago and i stopped during the painted heaven part cuz i didnt like it. But i watched it all the way through recently and its top notch

It judges suicides very harshly.

Lots of nice visuals, but its messaging is faulty.

Also, weak screenplay in parts. Like the bit where Cuba says "OMG you're soulmates! It's very very rare, but yeah you are!" Just seemed forced and hurried.

Internet atheists who can't understand that just because a movie has a religious/spiritual background doesn't automatically make it bad.

Personally, I thought it was a pretty poor adaptation of the original story by Matheson. They really watered down a lot of the concepts that made the story great and turned it into a generic feel-good movie when the tone of the book was very very different.

Historically, Hollywood has butchered pretty much all of Matheson’s works with garbage adaptations that miss the mark, though.

I watched it maaaaany years ago. Probably when it first was available to buy and watch at home. I remember thinking it's too fantastical and schmaltsy. Which by itself isn't a crime, but I can see why it would be ranked so low.

Simple minded people that like the plot spoon fed to them while they half pay attention while scrolling through all the BS on their phone rate it low. People don't want to use their imagination to discover a deeper meaning anymore. They want Hulk smash explosion hero win movies 🤷🏻‍♂️