HEAVEN CAN WAIT ... THE ROMANCE REVIEW |
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"A wonderfully heartfelt film, that stands the test of time." "A touching film that stays with you." "If You Have A Heart - This Will Make You Cry." The basic story involves a professional football player,
Joe Pendleton, who's seriously injured in an accident, while bicycling
through a tunnel, trying to reach his goal of being in perfect shape.
An over eager, novice angel, Buck Henry, takes his soul from his body
to spare him pain, before this quarterback is supposed to die. Because
his body is cremated, his soul is sent back down to reside temporarily
into an out of shape wealthy businessman's body, Leo Farnsworth, who
was just murdered. He then buys The Rams, with the plans to again be
their quarterback, and lead them to the Super Bowl. Will he be able
to before his wife and her lover try again? The original Leo Farnsworth was a "Scrooge-like mega-rich villain." Imagine the surprise when Joe, a good-natured, kind soul takes over, who has cocoa with the servants, and listens patiently to the complaints of Betty Logan (Julie Christie), and tries to undo the harm caused by the real Leo Farnsworth. Jack Warden is delightful as Beatty's football coach, Max Corkle. My favorite scene is where Beatty, in the rich guy's body, tries to convince Warden that he's really the dead Rams' quarterback. Warden's range of responses from total denial, to anger, to gradually dawning belief, is a delight to behold. Max then starts to work with Beatty to get the body in shape. Don't miss the ending! It is a real tear-jerker, so don't be without your Kleenex. If you enjoyed HEAVEN CAN WAIT, you may like "Ghost," "Down To Earth," "Hearts and Souls," "Angels in the Outfield," "City of Angels," and/or "Here Comes Mr. Jordan." |
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