Uh Yeah
The first 10-15 minutes, I thought this movie was going to be a dud. As soon as the entire plot came to light, it was really great! I loved the storyline. Good plot. The movie was well played out. The movie gave me chuckles. The movie kept me interested throughout. It didn't drag. The characters were likable. Good acting. I would recommend this movie to those who haven't seen it.If you like movies like Freaky Friday, this is a much better version of it. Good stuff!Hmm? Here we go again. Apparently my comment doesn't contain enough lines, so hopefully this will do it.
techspec
I love Meg Ryan, so I was supremely disappointed in this outing. I suspect that she will look back on this movie the way Dustin Hoffman looks back on Ishtar. Meg plays a woman so dissatisfied with her life that simply kissing someone transforms her into the other body. Now this is not a completely unique premise...remember "Like Father, Like Son" with Dudley Moore? That was actually a somewhat funny movie, however the premise doesn't work when trying to be serious. I think Meg must have been relieved to have success the following year with "Sleepless in Seatle"...because Prelude was a disaster. In fact, the only reason I'm taking my time writing a review about this horrible movie is to warn you not to spend your money renting it!
kodax@chollian.net
The DVD just became available near me so picked up the movie on an impulse. I remember seeing it on cable some time ago and being very touched by the story and the great performance of Baldwin. Having seen it again, its one of my favorite movies..and probably the best romance in my DVD collection.Its a modern day fairy tale with a moral and timeless wisdom. It ponders the nature of true love....and then gives an answer. It asks the more contemporary question.."what do you do when the person you love becomes sick, repulsive and dying?"Of course, this is an allegory for aids but the concept of loss is universal and Baldwin gives a great performance in conveying feelings of loss and helplessness.
timmauk
I saw this film at the video store and got it because I saw that cute mug of Meg Ryan's on the box. I have just about every movie she has made and just love her(check out "FRENCH KISS"). I also notice that hunky Alec Baldwin was in it too. I didn't think much more and then I watched the film......WOW!Alec Baldwin gives an Oscar worthy performance. So much of a performance that I didn't even think much of dear Meg in this film. She was there to be cute but Alec just showed a wide range of emotions from the joy of falling in love to the despair of losing her, and with PASSION! The old man played by Sydney Walker was very good as well. We all know that this could never happen but the story is very original and clever. It quietly shows us the lengths one will do for someone they love, and how strong love can be.
*******SPOILERS********Two different kind of people meet and fall in love. They get married and at the wedding an old man wants to kiss her. When they do, their souls switch bodies, and the old man's soul goes into Meg and Meg's goes into the old man. During the honeymoon, Alec finds out that Meg is not Meg. He sets out to find out what happened to his real love. He surmises if he can get the two (Meg and Old Man) together again, that maybe a kiss will switch the two back, but Meg refuses. The old man(with Meg inside) finds out his body has cancer and is dying. Alec, who found it awkward to show affection to the old man(with Meg inside) because it was a man, now grabs him and kisses him and says how deeply he loves him(Meg). I cried and cried in that scene.*****SPOILERS OVER*********I JUST LOVE THIS FILM!! It's just a nice movie about love. What a wonderful concept. Please give this a chance and watch it.
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