| Enchanting tale of man "possessed" by friendly spirits (by mdm-11) |
| Robert Downey Jr. is wonderful as the man who became the medium for 4 people who died in a bus accident at the same moment the hero was born. As a child these "friends" were known only to him, eventually leading to psychiatric evaluations because parents, teachers et al insisted something had to be wrong with this child. While still a small child, the "spirits" decide it's time for him to be "without his special fiends"...until at about age 30 they suddenly make contact again. They need a favor; 4 favors. Each one of the foursome died before they could take <more> |
| One you can watch with your children and not be embarrassed. (by JeanA10) |
| Heart and Souls is a great movie. It is one you can watch with your children and not be embarrassed. It is also a great romantic comedy that can be watched with the love of your life. I don't understand why this didn't get a lot of attention when it came out. I just picked it up by chance for Valentines Day and am really glad I did. The acting was good and the story line well developed. The beginning is difficult to follow however. It starts with a short vignette on each of the key players but it doesn't make that clear. It is only later that you realize what the beginning was <more> |
| A Forgotten Gem (by mkaufman-2) |
| It has been a long time since I have seen this movie, but I recently viewed the DVD with my wife, who had never seen it. It is rare that a story, music, direction and performances come together so well.This is one of my favorite films and it remains so on repeated viewings. It is a reminder of how good some of the actors in it can be. Robert Downey, Jr. was at the top of his game. It is also features fine performances from Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard and even Tom Sizemore. Grodin, in particular, is far from a favorite actor, but is just right for his role in this movie.Filled with memorable <more> |
| Beautiful! (by YFL) |
| I never even knew this movie existed until they showed it on TV here ... and I'm so glad they did! If they hadn't, I'd have missed out on something great. The story was wonderful, not just a comedy, but a meaningful comedy ... with laughter, tears, ... it says a lot about life. This is one movie which deserves more recognition. |
| One of my all-time favorites! (by reinders1) |
| Just call me a sentimental sap, but This one is one of my favorite movies. Robert Downey Jr., Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick, Charles Grodin, Elisabeth Shue, Tome Sizemore, Dave Paymer where all excellent! What a Great combination! I saw this movie before my youngest son was born and it made such a lasting impression on me that it caused me to make bedtime rituals with him Prayer, and what he calls his Lu-Lu's a song We made up . I've seen this movie maybe a half dozen times and stop and wait any time I see that it's on TV. THis movie made me a Robert Downey Jr. fan, and it made <more> |
| One of the Most Adorable Films of the 90's (by claudio_carvalho) |
| In 1959, in San Francisco, the telephone operator Penny Washington Alfre Woodard leaves her three children to work in her night shift. The shy singer Harrison Winslow Charles Grodin is afraid of the stage and quits his audition. The waitress Julia Kyra Sedgwick is proposed by her boyfriend and she does not accept; then she regrets and leaves her job to seek him out. The smalltime thief Milo Peck Tom Sizemore tries to retrieve a valuable collection of stamps that he had stolen from a boy. They embark in a bus and the driver Hal David Paymer distracts while driving and has a serious <more> |
| Nice Combination! (by ccthemovieman-1) |
| This was another winner in a fantastic year for movies: 1993. In fact, there were so many good movies in this year that films like this were buried.If you can just ignore the typically off-the-wall Hollywood version of death and heaven and just enjoy the wonderfully-sentimental and humorous fantasy- romance-drama story, you'll be very entertained.The story is nicely told, entertaining start-to-finish in its 103 minutes. It really takes off after Robert Downey Jr. has become an adult and the "spirits" return to him.As much humor as in here, in addition to fantasy and drama, the <more> |
| Sweet, Goodhearted, and a Pleasant Surprise. (by MovieAddict2016) |
| "Hearts and Souls" is a pleasant and thoroughly enjoyable romantic comedy that I really didn't expect when I first watched the film years ago.Robert Downey, Jr. plays a young man whose life is going very well: he's engaged to Elisabeth Shue, he's got a lot of money working as a lawyer or such...until some old friends of his drop in--imaginary friends, that is. Sort of. Dead imaginary friends that only he can see.Many years ago, some people boarded a bus, including Charles Grodin and Tom Sizemore. The bus flipped over a bridge and everyone died, going to heaven. But then <more> |
| Forever in my heart (by au_law2001) |
| Oh, Robert Downey Jr. is funny again in this one, and he plays a man who can see the ghosts, who have not yet fulfilled things they wanted to do in their lives, thanks to that sleazy bus driver. It begins as young Thomas Reily, he can see and talk to these beings, and he seems to learn a lot from them until a psychologist and others including his parents have become concerned, that he something is wrong, the ghosts have to leave now, leaving poor little Tom sad. Now he is an adult, and has forgotten about them, but wait, they appear again, and Tom somehow manages to see them again, and <more> |
