Director: Steven Spielberg

Keywords: Romantic Drama, Firefighters

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Roberts Blossom	Actor	1924		Deranged
Keith David	Actor	4-Jun-1956		DCI in Agent Cody Banks
Richard Dreyfuss	Actor	29-Oct-1947		Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dale Dye	Actor	8-Oct-1944		Warriors, Inc.
John Goodman	Actor	20-Jun-1952		King Ralph
Marg Helgenberger	Actor	16-Nov-1958		Species
Audrey Hepburn	Actor	4-May-1929	20-Jan-1993	My Fair Lady
Holly Hunter	Actor	20-Mar-1958		The Piano
Brad Johnson	Actor	24-Oct-1959		Soldier of Fortune, Inc.

REVIEWS

Review by Dale Haas (posted on 27-Feb-2005)

This isn't your usual romantic comedy. Set in the burning forests of the Pacific Northwest, it pits a brash, cocky firefighter pilot (Richard Dreyfuss) against a spunky air traffic controller (Holly Hunter) until the pilot is killed on a mission. But the story only begins there.

With the help of one of the pilot's friends (John Goodman), an angel (Audrey Hepburn), and a new suitor (newcomer Brad Johnson), both the deceased and the one left behind learn to love again.

One of Steven Spielberg's most personal and underrated works, the film is at once dreamy and giddy, somber and light. It is shot with great attention to mood and effect, but as always, the director never gives in to sentimentality. Like with all Spielberg films, the theme is redemption, but this time it is on an intensely personal, romantic level.

Whether you're a Spielberg fan or not, if you want to explore the eternal weight of the love between men and women, this film is not to be missed.

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