Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

This movie for me is like a warm blanket. I have to watch it at least once a year. I stumbled across it when it was on late one night here in Oz & from the first few minutes I was hooked. It is just such a magical story. I LOVE, love, love everything about it, the actors, their characters, the first love, the relationships, the setting, the era, it's just wonderful. Not to mention the freaking AWESOME soundtrack. Billy's house & the summer house on the beach are the kind of homes everyone would love to grow up in, they are perfect places for childhood, adolescent & adult memories to be nurtured. 'Be my friend' watch this movie,it is inspiring. :)

i am so glad that many people consider this movie a great find and a sleeper. i grew up in the Philadelphia area and actually could relate very well to the plot. i.e. prep school and the mainline,very realistic. this is one of my favorite movies and yes i do have a copy of it. highly recommend. probably one of the best works for both Jodie foster and mark Harmon. i am amazed that it was never that popular. oh well what do i know. i am not a movie professional critic. i think sometimes in this day of age movies need to have violence and sex to make them truly successful. what ashame. like i said both Jodie foster and mark Harmon do a great job in this movie. also Harold Ramis is good in his supporting role. it is good to see that he has become a successful director.

This movie is so underrated!!! Wow!I've seen this movie dozens of times and I never, ever get tired of it. I think the acting is superb, the story line well-thought out, even the 'chessy' 80's music is sure to 'turn on the waterworks' in certain scenes.The story is about Billy Wyatt, a recently retired minor league baseball player, who is pretty far from 'functional' at the start of the film. In the beginning of the movie, he receives a sudden phone call at the motel he's 'shacking up' in giving him the news...he is left with Katie Chandler's (his childhood baby sitter) ashes, as she had shot herself at SeaSmoke, her beachside cottage.This movie will make you laugh, cry, and feel!!The story is a balance of flashbacks of Billy remembering his dad and Katie and then the challenge of him trying to figure out what to do with Katie's ashes.It is such a beautiful film, I promise worth seeing!10/10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Dream, dream, dream, when I want you in my arms, When I want you and all your charms; When I'm with you.... all I have to do is dream"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I remember seeing this film back in 1988, when it was released. I watch the movie today and still enjoy it as much as the very first time that I saw it. It's a perfect blend of drama, passion, action, excitement, and comedy, as well as a great soundtrack. Not many movies today have that wide range of variety within them. When I watch this movie, it really makes me feel like I am there with the characters. Call me a "square", but I feel strongly about this film. It is a shame that not very many people that I know have seen the movie. This movie I would classify as a "diamond in the rough". Hopefully, this review may entice people to at least check the film out. Enjoy.