Heart and Souls [PG]

In the 1950s there was a bus crash that killed 4 passengers. When baby Thomas is born at the time of that crash, the victims of the accident find their spirits attached to him. After 30 years of watching Thomas, they learn that they are supposed to use him to do the one thing that would have made each of their lives complete had it not been cut short. But will Thomas be so willing to help them out?

This was a wonderful movie. It was such an original story idea. Quirky and off-centre, the type of film that I can watch over and over again.

One fateful night in the 50s, 4 people get onto a bus: a waitress in love, a singer with stage fright, a proud and loving mother, and a thief trying to go straight. Unfortunately their bus gets involved in a crash, killing them all. At the time of the crash, baby Thomas is born and the 4 spirits find themselves attached to him and unable to move on. As a young boy, they were his best friends, but things start to get out of hand and they decide that it's better for him if they just disappear. After watching and following Thomas around for 30 years, they finally learn the reason for their being attached to him: they're supposed to get Thomas to help them do the one thing that would have made their lives complete. But getting Thomas back onside will be more difficult then they imagined. And with new lives being created and in need of souls, their time is running out.

Robert Downey Jr. is Thomas and he was absolutely wonderful. He is such a talented actor. During the scenes where his body gets taken over by each spirit, he delivers a performance that will have you in hysterics. Between flirting with other men, singing the American national anthem, and trying to get backstage to a B B King concert, there is hardly any time for breath. Simply a delight.

With Charles Grodin, Elisabeth Shue, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Sizemore, David Paymer, and Alfre Woodard, Heart and Souls is a wonderful comedy filled with life after death, romance, buses bound for Heaven, and second chances. A must-see movie!