Too much of everything

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Once you get a real grip of what this film will be about, some 30min into it, you think to yourself "oh no, how in the world are they going to move on from that now ?". The premise is so silly it feels best suited for a short cartoonish sketch at best. It just so happens it's a full Steve Martin starring, Reiner silverscreener.So it manages to do well, Martin doing particularly well at his absolutely clownesque role, while Tomlin has no issue going all-out emotional wreck, which can only be saluted from an acting perspective.There are funny moments, a couple of really funny moments, things like the Indian guru guy and his obsession with repeating what others say at all times, Martin being two people at the same time in a situational comedic perspective (just the way he'll move around in the film at times)... and the plot does actually do alright holding up together, which is a feat, although being such a silly notion to start with, it does drag on a bit.But this surely isn't the best Martin-Reiner, and although they maybe should've thought about it a bit more, it's still a watchable absurd-type comedy.5.5/10.

Roger Cobb (Steve Martin) is a struggling musician and the bottom rung lawyer in his firm. One day he's called in to change the will of dying wealthy Edwina Cutwater (Lily Tomlin). She is transferring her soul and her wealth into the stablehand's daughter (Victoria Tennant). Only once her soul is transferred into the magic bowl, it falls on Roger's head and her soul is stuck in Roger's right half.Carl Reiner really lucked out to have Steve Martin inject his physical talents into this body sharing slapstick. However this could still have been a one-joke wonder. It's Lily Tomlin that gives it the chemistry the film needed to provide heart for the story.

So Steve Martin is funny? Not in this film he isn't. Nobody is funny in this except the dog (the sole reason I gave this 5 stars instead of 3). It just lacks any kind of entertaining value, it is an utter cliché from the first opening sequence (great guitar solo Steve! I'm kidding...). It doesn't even seem to be making a joke about being a cliché, it is just awful. I fell asleep 3 (three) times trying to watch this film and in the end I just gave up because it was going nowhere fast. Avoid this hiccup in Steve Martin's career like the plague that it is. You get the impression that nobody knew what they were doing while making this as the direction doesn't seem to have any idea of where it is going or any sense of the viewer at all. It just bumbles along, minding its own business until it happens to stumble (umble umble) into a plot point. And WHAT A PLOT! This film should never have been made, it adds nothing to cinema history apart from a stain on the carpet.

A millionaire (Lily Tomlin) finds herself close to death. So what do you do when you are dying? Move your soul to a younger body in order to live on. But, its not that simple. Things go wrong, and she ends up in her lawyers body (played none other than Steve Martin, who has rarely failed to do a bad job). This is where the fun starts. Not only is she in his body, but she has to deal with him too. They both are in control of his body (which is a constant battle). This movie is a riot, it really is. Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin are perfect for the role, and their chemistry is some of the best I've seen. Great comedy, romance, and adventure (even if it isn't in that category per se). Highly recommended to anyone who is a fan of the cast, or well made comedy/romance. I rate this 7/10. Rated PG, my rating: PG-13 for some crude/sexual material and language.