See it again and again and...

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2004)

What a fabulous movie. So lighthearted, but profound at the same time.
No point in giving away the story -- it's rather self-explanatory.
My favorite scene is the initial encounter between Phil and the Most Obnoxious Insurance Salesman in Movie History, the incomparable Ned Ryerson.
N: Now, don't pretend you don't know me, because I sure as heckfire remember you.
P: nk look]
N: Ned! (lifts hat to expose bald head) Ryerson! Needlenose Ned, Ned-the-Head, c'mon, buddy! Case Western High! Did the Whistling Bellybutton Trick in the talent show...bing! Caught the shingles REAL BAD senior year, almost didn't graduate...bing! Dated your sister Pat until you told me not to...bing!
P: Ned Ryerson??
N: BING!!!!
P: Bing...So, uh, Needlehead, did you ever do go pro with that bellybutton thing?
N: No - I sell insurance now.
P: What a shock!
Yes, I've seen the movie at least twice (LOL) and find something new in every viewing. It will make you laugh, and it will make you think. It may even make you take out an insurance policy or buy a Sonny & Cher CD. /r