How sad is this?

A lot of fun.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Am a sucker for a good ghost story and this one pretty much works. Plot holes big enough for even me to notice but it's a fantasy movie about ghosts inhabiting the body of a child born just as they died so it needs a good deal of slack and suspension of disbelief.The cast is fine. Robert Downey, Jr. is, as always, interesting to watch as are the co-stars and supporting cast. I could have done with less of the reformed crook's perversions but perhaps that's just me.Fulfill your dreams. Things work out in the end. What more can we wish for these days ?

The first hour of this feature film was intriguing and entertaining thanks to a wonderful cast of characters brought together by circumstance. Robert Downey Jr. appears and things seem to go off track with the car scene. But I was willing to tolerate one such scene to reintroduce the characters to him. However, they decided to raise the stakes of stupidity with the conference room scene. Now, I feel like there was a tasteful way to play this scene that could of made it classic (sort of like the dinner scene in Nutty Professor or the courtroom scene from Liar Liar). Sadly, it wasn't played like that at all and it just struck me as ridiculous and worse, tedious (totally inconsistent with the first half of the movie). He makes inappropriate advances on two coworkers and makes a huge spectacle of himself all of which I found cringe-worthy. This seemed nothing more than a vehicle for Robert Downey Jr. to showcase his array of talents. I've seen this before where young actors are used/exploited for these purposes. The problem for me is that while I like Downey as an actor and find him charming, I don't find him particularly funny. He is not John Ritter or even Jim Carrey. I understand they needed a bridge to the rest of their movie where he no doubt decides to help his old friends but it just didn't work for me. Too bad since I feel it was a missed opportunity.

I can't even begin to explain how much I love this movie. Everything about it makes me feel ahhhh. I'm surprised I never saw this movie sooner. I never really heard about it. I don't even have to explain it just watch it, you will fall in love. The only thing I wish was different was elizabeth shues character, i dunno, I just didn't like her. but i dunno maybe that was just part of the film. All the other characters/ actors were great. Everyone had a great story that went with them and you had a tear of joy for each one. I will say no more just watch it and u will love it. thanks.................................................

*Heart And SPOILERS* Four people (Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard, Tom Sizemore and Kyra Sedgwick) die in a bus accident at the same time a little boy, Thomas, is born.The ghosts become his not-so-imaginary friends, but have to leave him (while keeping a careful eye on him) for his own good.We flashforward to a few years later; the now grown up Thomas (Robert Downey Jr.) is an uptight, closed off young man who is stuck in a work he doesn't actually like and has problems with his girlfriend (Elizabeth Shue).And if that wasn't enough, he finds he has to help his ghost friends, because they've been called up to Heaven and must put their unsolved problems to rest.Will Thomas be able to help them all? I rewatched 'Heart And Souls' for the first time in a while, and I realized it's even better than I remembered; nicely paced, with funny jokes, touching moments and a whole sincerity to it that makes this movie a real treat.It's perfect to watch with the kids and alone.Heart And Souls: 8/10.