Review of Always (1989) by Adam L — 09 Jul 2007

Bloke dies in plane crash only to become a guardian angel for a pilot sent to replace him.

This review of Always (1989) was written by Adam L on 09 Jul 2007.

Always has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Robert G (923) on 27 Aug 2015

This is a romantic drama by director Steven Spielberg. I am not pne that usually likes rom-coms, but this one is one of the few that I like…

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By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 27 Nov 2021

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By Nathanael Hood (305) for Audiences Everywhere (44) on 27 Dec 2018

Always may not be a classic, but there's not a drop of cynicism in the whole thing. Spielberg's earnestness is infectious…

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By Bonita H (2) on 17 Jan 2017

I love to watch anything with romance, comedy/tragedy, and the supernatural, and this has it all! Fabulous movie…

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 25 Jul 2018

Not a bad film, Always is as well put together as one expects from Spielberg, but lacking in any real bite, there's far too little to engage…

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By Camille L (1,034) on 27 Sep 2014

Steven Spielberg hace catarsis durante su divorcio, con este re-make de la cinta A Guy Called Joe acerca de un piloto de avión que muere y…

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By David J (1,942) on 11 Apr 2016

Not sure what Spielberg was trying to do here…

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By Jay Carr (837) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 30 May 2013

Always is a relatively small scale, engagingly casual, somewhat silly, but always entertaining fantasy…

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By Hal Lipper (104) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 30 May 2013

Gentle and moving as it means to be, Always is overloaded. There is barely a scene here that wouldn't have worked better with less fanfare…

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By Spangle (1,205) on 02 Mar 2017

Probably Spielberg's most sickly sentimental and manipulative film, Always is still oddly charming due to Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter…

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