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Summary: The Ultimate Romance Movie You'll Watch Over and Over Again
Review: My all-time favoirte movie! Although Dryfus is billed as the star, Holly Hunter is a believable actress who carries the emotion of the movie. Audrey Hepburn appears as a wise (and beautiful) angel who guides Dryfus through the heart wrenching process of moving on. John Goodman is the added touch that makes this a sweet, funny romance flick. Keep it in your collection for those days when you need a good laugh and a cry all at the same time.
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Summary: My favorite all-time movie.
Review: Has it all, it's a love story, a comedy, a drama and an action movie all rolled up in one. Pairs a couple of my favorite stars, Dreyfuss and Hunter. Their on-screen chemistry is perfection. This movie has been extremely under rated, probably because it was directed by Spielberg before he was truly respected in the industry. Don't miss it.
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Summary: Romantic, heart-warming, adventuresome, funny
Review: Holly Hunter & Richard Dreyfus were wonderful in this film. John Goodman was the added ingredient that helped blend this into a funny romantic show.The scenery and special effects were great.
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Summary: "Always" is a movie that gets better each time you watch it!
Review: You'll laugh, you'll cry but you will "always" enjoy watching this movie!
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Summary: Heavenly music
Review: Steven Spielberg's epic love story is accompanied by some of the best written music, ever! A real masterpiece
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Summary: One of those movies that you hate to love!
Review: Great Movie! Spectacular and moving performances. The story will make you sob, watch it with a pint of ice cream and a box of tissues!
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Summary: It's a 3-hanky tearjerker with class
Review: Dreyfuss has a knack for being really good (Mr Holland's Opus) or really bad (Moon Over Parador). This is a good one. There are some cute moments, some funny moments (esp John Goodman), some touching moments, and one particular moment that will drag your heart through a wringer until you just can't cry anymore. I was an emotional wreck for two days after seeing this film, but loved it nonetheless.
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Summary: One Of Williams's Most Enchanting Scores
Review: John Williams has created a very beautiful score for, in my opinion, Steven Spielberg's most underappreciated film. Williams's score is very subtle and heavenly since we're talking about a dashing air firefighter (Richard Dreyfuss) who dies while trying to save his best friend (John Goodman), thus leaving behind the woman he loves (Holly Hunter).
After a string of good songs, -The Platters' 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' is included here, along with a very nice version by J.D. Souther -Williams's score begins with 'Among The Clouds', a lovely piece that has something like an overture before giving way to a full treatment of the main theme, itself repeated in cues like 'Pete And Dorinda', 'Saying Goodbye', and 'Seeing Dorinda'. There is also a fun moment with 'Follow Me' where Williams uses one of his trademark techniques: allegretto, if I'm not mistaken. We have also an element of suspense with 'The Rescue Operation', in which the fire flyers are getting ready to put out a big forest fire; in here what I call the "farewell theme" is heard for the first time when the Dreyfuss character is ready to say goodbye to his loved one. That "farewell theme" is better represented in the final cue 'Dorinda's Solo Flight'. However, we have sort of a "heaven-like motif", especially when the Audrey Hepburn character is present, and I'm not quite satisfied with it; somehow it makes the album feel a bit long.
In general, "Always" is a beautiful and touching score. A fine work by John Williams.
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Summary: Angels not ghosts reminds us love ALWAYS triumphs
Review: First, compare this masterpiece to "the 6th sense". One is an uplifting story of reality where good does triumph, the other is a dark, sordid, dangerous lie about angry, departed spirits. This film is one of Spielberg's finest on the same level of Saving Private Ryan because of its truthfullness, and the reviewers who missed this, I hope I can explain why. We all have loved ones, and most of us have lost some at some point in life, that they could come back on a special mission as angels (not wander aimlessly in place) is a fascinating concept not without merit. The film stays true to this throughout. Certainly this is Richard Dreyfuss' and Holly Hunter's best movie. Its beautifully filmed and has awesome aerial action sequences that remind us all of the dangers the forest fire fighters go through. Now then, you have Richard D losing his life to save John Goodman, NOW THAT HAPPENS IN REAL LIFE. But Holly Hunter is devastated, so Richard comes back to reinvigorate her life she deserves. What's beautiful is that Richard realizes that there is beauty in all of us, in that if you REALLY LOVE SOMEONE, you will want them to be loved, and if you can't be there to do this, there is uniqueness in other people that can fill this need. Richard realizes that Holly is, yes "his girl", but that that doesn't mean she couldn't find love with another person for the remainder of life--its not a competition in order to have something unique, we are all unique, its "apples" and "oranges". The exclusivity arrogance that Richard thinks makes him the "best" pilot is really not that but self-confidence, and when he takes Brad Johnson's character under his wing (pardon the pun) he realizes as a responsible LEADER that he needs to infuse his courage into him. Its an amazing thing to watch Richard/Holly/Brad change before your eyes on the screen. The ending for me is what makes this film one of the greatest films, ever. I didn't expect it actually. My eyes water recounting it. Read no further if you haven't seen the film! But it is realistic and true-to-life. A team of "Smoke Jumpers" are trapped by fire in the mountains. Brad must fly and water bomb drop to shield them to escape to a nearby river. Holly Hunter is a pilot, so she hops in and flies the mission for him! She will NOT stand to see him die. Now that's LOVE. And determination. WOW! That's realistic--women are known when the time calls for it to---display tremendous courage when required, for example when my mom and I were driving in fog she hit the brakes before hitting a truck and her FIRST INSTINCT was to extend her arm to stop me from flying into the windshield; now THAT'S HEROISM. Holly's character is of the same mold, she flies the mission and Richard talks her through it, the Smoke Jumpers are saved in the nick of time but her plane is hit and she is going down...into the water. She finally gets through to Richard in the process but doesn't want to live anymore...she doesn't budge from her seat. Richard talks to her and tells her she has a life to live, others are counting on her and he helps her to the surface! I believe that. I know for a fact that in your hour of need goodness will come through for you, she reaches the surface and runs to Brad Johnson. What a great movie true to life!
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Summary: What A Beautiful Movie!
Review: When I saw this movie, I immidiatley got close to Richard Dreyfuss's character. However, his wonderful life with his soon to be wife and best friend(John Goodman) quickly ends as Dreyfuss's plane blows up like the forests that he use to put out. Just when you think that this is the last time you see Dreyfuss he comes back as great as ever. However as a spirit to guide a totally different pilot. Richard Dreyfuss then observes his past life with his wife drift away as she falls for the man of whom he is watching over. However, his wife does not seem to want to let Dreyfuss go away from her. This movie is a painfull one to watch but the fact that somewhere inside of Dreyfuss's wife tells her that he is right here and will be there in her heart always.
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