The sensation of 1990 with the pottery, Demi Moore, Demi Moore's haircut, Whoopi Goldberg, "Unchained Melody"... Rubin's script is excellent, beautifully simply and primeval. It's very moving how Sam and Molly are a nice couple, and his death is very sad... and the plot has two engines, with Carl being his friend who killed him for money and also wants money. Oda Mae livens things up greatly as the psychic.
Inevitably there are questions and logic issues - Sam's ability to move things seems to come and go - and the last act felt plotty, though there was some fun with Oda Mae getting the money and good moments with the baddies going to hell. It's very satisfying and doesn't sell out by having Sam come back to life.
I never loved this film to be honest - it felt over praised - but I have a lot of respect for it.
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