Always

Always

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Always

Audrey Hepburn, Brad Johnson, Brian Haley, Dale Dye, Ed Van Nuys

For all its state-of-the-art special effects, Always is essentially a remake of the 1943 Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne fantasy vehicle A Guy Named Joe--minus the wartime context. Richard Dreyfuss stars as...( read more  read more... ) a reckless fire-fighting pilot who is killed in what was to have been his final mission. Ascending to Heaven, Dreyfuss is introduced to businesslike angel Audrey Hepburn (playing the equivalent of the Lionel Barrymore role in A Guy Named Joe). Hepburn instructs the spectral Dreyfuss to pass on his aviation knowhow to his young successor, Brad Johnson. Our ghostly hero also smoothes the course of romance for his earthly girl friend Holly Hunter, who after several months' worth of grieving has fallen in love with Johnson. John Goodman injects a dose of comedy relief as Dreyfuss' faithful buddy.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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  • May 3, 2008
    "He's too beautiful. He's too much twisted steel and sex appeal. I can't be with a guy that looks like I won him in a raffle."



    Always is yet another very good effort from legendary director Steven Spielberg; but unfortunately this film is not one of h...( read more)is best efforts. I am glad to report that the film boasts all the qualities we expect in a Spielberg film like this: it's for the family and contains good production values. But behind all this there are several flaws that unashamedly emerge.



    A daredevil pilot named Pete Sandich (Dreyfuss) is the best at what he does; flying an aircraft that is used for putting out forest fires by dousing the flames with water. He finds true love in a girl named Dorinda (Hunter) who wishes for Pete to give up his job due to the danger involved. During a daring mission Pete saves his best friend Al (Goodman), but as a result Pete is in fact killed. Despite being killed in the horrible accident, Pete soon comes back in the form of a ghost. After the initial shock of dying Pete decides to give all his knowledge and experience to a promising young pilot. Now that Pete is dead he needs someone as skilled as him to continue saving lives.



    Always is a film that certainly contains an interesting concept; and it goes without saying that nobody could've done better than Spielberg. However, the film's ultimate flaw was that it had a tendency to be far too cute and "feel good". That being said, it's a bit of a tear jerker at times and has been produced by a man who is a master at his craft.



    Richard Dreyfuss has been in several Spielberg productions before this film. And although Always is no Jaws or Close Encounters of the Third Kind I felt that Dreyfuss was determined and gave the film everything he could. He was highly engaging and carried the film with great skill.



    Steven Spielberg will always be one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema and his directing is first-rate. I never would have expected a talented director like Spielberg to be involved in such a film. I am happy that he was able to bring some appeal to a highly flawed screenplay.



    Always is a pleasant emotional journey that is a respectful homage to the men who risk their lives everyday to put out forest fires.



    I found the film to be both impressive and disappointing. On the one hand I can't fault the filmmaking. But on the other hand its major flaw was being too long as well as being far too cute. If you're looking for a pleasant evening to spend with the family I believe that Always would be a good choice to rent.
  • April 9, 2008
    Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfuss and John Goodman are all great. I laughed and cried through the whole movie.
  • February 10, 2008
    This movie has a similar theme as "Ghost' only not as dynamic. Still, hubby and I enjoyed this movie because it was about airplane pilots that put out forest fires.
  • November 23, 2007
    sad but very good
  • October 28, 2007
    Incredibly sad yet incredibly sweet. Love Holly and Richard's chemistry.
  • December 30, 2009
    dRYFUSS IS AWSOME IN THIS..
  • December 19, 2009
    A really good movie.
  • November 8, 2009
    Not great, but you should watch it for Audrey Hepburn's final performance.
  • November 6, 2009
    One of my favorites. Richard Dreyfuss at his personal best. Highly recommended.
  • October 23, 2009
    A nice enough film with some good set pieces but I cant help but feel as though this is a poor version of Ghost. It pains me to say but this is not one of Spielberg's best films. It has plenty of heart but not enough soul. The cast do a fine job of things especially Hunter who is...( read more) fantastic. So much more could have been done with this picture.

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