Review of Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) by Dave G — 30 Jun 2017
Joe Versus The Volcano is the movie time and box offices forgot. It is Hanks and Ryan's first movie pairing backed by a great screenplay from Oscar winning John Patrick Shaney. The story is a bitter-sweet-bitter-sweet-bitter-sweet pill that is so easy to swallow you forget the serious life lesson in it.
The story may seem saccharine at first blush, but pay attention or watch it again, and a LOT of symbolism and meaning surfaces. Joe v Volcano ties together a sweet love story (or three), an important lesson on life, some wonderful visuals, and likely the best compilation sound tracks of its time.
There are few movies I can say this about: you will be a better person for seeing it.
This review of Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) was written by Dave G on 30 Jun 2017.
Joe Versus the Volcano has generally received mixed reviews.
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