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Actor: Audrey Hepburn, Brad Johnson (II), Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Richard DreyfussBrand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 4.1; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 4.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-07-20
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Always
Movie Review: Loved it then -- love it now
Summary: 5 Stars
First time I saw this movie I was pulled to it in a very mystical way. Some may call it soft compared to the strength of some of Spielberg's work. However, I prefer to view it as another example of the well rounded capabilities of the creative genius. No, it's not the epic tragedy of "Schindler's List" or "Amistad", rather it's as the Beatles put it ... "a silly little love song ...?" All part of the human tragedies both epic and personal.Life and death have many facets and in this movie Spielberg demonstrates again the breadth of his story telling ability. Obviously, I'm quite a fan of Spielberg's -- the irony of it all was I loved the movie from the first time I saw it, a long time ago. I didn't find out it was Spielberg's until some time later when I thought-- "should have figured." It always was and always will be one of my favorites.
Having experienced events similar to this movie almost two years ago, the movie now has a more personal meaning. Within days after my loss, the movie was aired on cable. It movie moved me again in a deeper way. On August 17, 2000 I ran across the movie (quite by accident.) I was looking for "I Claudius" at a reasonable price. Now available on DVD, I ordered the series. Then I remembered my other favorites --"Duel", "ET", "Henry V", and "Always" and decided to replace my aging VHS copies, where possible, with DVD. In a rush I opted for overnight delivery. Later, realizing how stupid I was,
I knew that an order placed late in the day was not likely to arrive "next day". That meant the order was not likely to leave Amazon until Friday. BOY was I really stupid, paying those overnight charges for an order not likely to arrive until Monday August 21. Checking the status of my order, my suspicions were confirmed. Oh well live and learn. Well it's now Monday and the order hasn't arrived. Checking the order status I thought -- "I'm not paying those high shipping charges now!" Following up on the shipping costs I became aware Amazon had reduced the charges which made me feel better. I scrolled back up to see when I was to expect the order. There it was -- the arrival date had been delayed again to tomorrow August 22, 2000 -- two years to the day when Michael died in the car accident.
So, all you jaded critics take care. This "silly little love movie" has meaning to those singular hearts that hurt. Steven Spielberg is not too big to tell the small tales for us too. Tales that in some mystical way touch the heart.
Summary of Always
ALWAYS - DVD MovieConsidered by many to represent a low point in Steven Spielberg's career, 1990's Always did suggest something of a temporary drift in the director's sensibility. A remake of the classic Spencer Tracy film A Guy Named Joe, Always stars Richard Dreyfuss as a Forest Service pilot who takes great risks with his own life to douse wildfires from a plane. After promising his frightened fiancée (Holly Hunter) to keep his feet on the ground and go into teaching, Dreyfuss's character is killed during one last flight. But his spirit wanders restlessly, hopelessly attached to and possessive of Hunter, who can't see or hear him. Then the real conflict begins: a trainee pilot (Brad Johnson), a likable doofus, begins wooing a not-unappreciative Hunter--and it becomes Dreyfuss's heavenly mandate to accept, and even assist in, their budding romance. The trouble with the film is a certain airlessness, a hyper-inventiveness in every scene and sequence that screams of Spielberg's self-education in Hollywood classicism. Unlike the masters he is constantly quoting and emulating in Always, he forgets to back off and let the movie breathe on its own sometimes, which would better serve his clockwork orchestration of suspense and comedy elsewhere. Still, there are lovely passages in this film, such as the unforgettable look on Dreyfuss's face a half-second before fate claims him. John Goodman contributes good supporting work, and Audrey Hepburn makes her final screen appearance as an angel. --Tom Keogh
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