Richard Dreyfuss,
Holly Hunter,
Brad Johnson,
John Goodman,
Audrey Hepburn
... see more 
For all its state-of-the-art special effects, Always is essentially a remake of the 1943 Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne fantasy vehicle A Guy Named Joe--minus the wartime context. Richard Dreyfuss stars as... read more
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Release Date: December 22, 1989
DVD Release Date: July 20, 1999
Stats: 818 reviews
This is Spielberg at his most Capra-esque. This is perhaps Spielberg's least well known feature, but that is, perhaps, because it's unfortunately not all that memorable.
As far as story goes, it is, in broad terms, Ghost a year before it came out. An aerial firefighter dies savi... read more
While there are some really fun moments, Always feels like about 3 different movies mashed together. The first twenty five minutes are really enjoyable and then it starts to wander around it's story and never gets back on it's feet.
There was Ghost, but first, there was Always.
It's actually Stephen Spielberg's loose remake of a 1944 film, but this movie is magical. It's funny, it's exciting, it's emotionally charged...it's Spielberg.
Incredibly sad yet incredibly sweet. Love Holly and Richard's chemistry.
Steven Spielberg's transcendent remake of 1943 film A Guy Named Joe is good touching, funny, life-affirming, and lightweight. And there goes the lastest film of my favourite idol, Audrey Hepburn, who appeared cameo.
Dreary fantasy romance that sees Richard Dreyfus stalking fiancee Holly Hunter from beyond the grave. Tries to capture the magic of classics such as Its A Wonderful Life and A Matter Of Life And Death, but is far too forced and contrived. A rare misfire from Steven Spielberg.
Always is a remake of the Spencer Tracy film A Guy Named Joe but doesn't contain the wartime drama from that film. Here instead we have a risk taking fire-fighting pilot (Richard Dreyfuss) whose reckless behavior eventually gets the best of him one day. Crashing and dying he is... read more
The result is a curiosity: a remake that wasn't remade enough. Full Review
An unfulfilled promise, a plummeting dove. Full Review
For all its Spielbergian action and production values, the film is painfully sappy and wastes its A-list cast by saddling them with a hamfisted script. Full Review
Whimsical and affecting enough, but certainly a lesser Spielberg film.
Boring supernatural romance. Tedius and obvious. Wait until the following year's Ghost.
A light, enjoyable piece of fluff with spectacular flying scenes and a dramatically flat story. Full Review
Always may be starry-eyed romantic claptrap, but by God, would that all starry-eyed romantic claptrap were so well done. Full Review
A touching, beautifully short romance
Spielberg sets his whimsical romance ray for stun ... and comes up with a solid double off the wall.
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