Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)

One of my all time favorites.

It is a performances centric movie

Good movie but grossly overrated

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Terrific comedy where Sally Field, a widow, contemplates marriage with a supposedly dull Jeff Bridges, a Ph.D., who soon proves that he is not all that dull at all. The thrust of this film is that deceased husband, flamboyant Broadway choreographer shows up at the house she plans to move back in and though she is the only one who can see him, he soon wreaks havoc.The film really gets funny when Bridges decides to counter-act the situation by inventing a former girlfriend.Claire Trevor is wonderful as Field's mother, a brash woman, who loved Caan, but has her doubts about the Bridges character. Mildred Natwick is perfect in her usual pace, a flustered lady running an inn.A story of relationships, admissions and ultimate love conquering all best describe this wonderful picture.

This Hollywood remake of the popular Brazilian movie "Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands" has all but been forgotten since it was first released thirty years ago. Watching it, it's easy to see why it hasn't built much of an audience, if any. Certainly, Sally Field, James Caan, and Jeff Bridges bring some charm to the movie, enough so that the movie is almost endurable at times. But the movie sinks because of a screenplay that is very lacking. The characters of all three leads are poorly written. Sally Field's character never asks obvious questions like why her deceased husband returned, what the afterlife is like, and other questions a normal person would ask in the same situation. James Caan's character doesn't come across as someone who loves his former wife, interfering in her life repeatedly so that her life is turned upside down. And Jeff Bridges' character acts like a complete idiot at times. If you see a copy of this movie in some thrift store, don't pick it up as I did - say goodbye and move to something else.

This the funniest, warm hearted and entertaining movie I have watched in years. I have watched the movie twice and will watch it over and over and it will still bring me laughter and joy each time as strong as the first time I watched it. I would recommend this movie to all audiences. I would rate it with four stars. James caun is the most talented actor I know. Sally Feild is like a breath of fresh air. She reminds me of a Ivory Girl. The extent of her talent continues to amaze me again and again. I will always remember the dance sequence in the movie where he tap dances. James Caun could dance his way, act his way and charm his way into each home in a blink of a eye. He is a icon in Hollywood and has earn ever bit of the award.

American reworking of Brazil's "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" manages to drain all the vitality (and sex) out of the original recipe, replacing it with sitcom bickering. A seemingly normal, happy woman on the verge of getting married a second time is visited by the ghost of her late first husband, who then decides to stick around. Whereas the original found its impetus in the joy of the situation (and Dona Flor's embarrassment of riches), this glossily-produced but static, juvenile film just sees the central situation as something to argue over. In the leads, Sally Field, a surprisingly relaxed James Caan as Jolly the Ghost, and Jeff Bridges all try hard, but the screenplay refuses to drop the psychological ramifications; the picture is a comedy but it doesn't remember to have fun. Perhaps Robert Mulligan was the wrong director for a modern farce. Indeed, the movie is uptight and sexless, and Field is put in the unenviable position of constantly defending herself. ** from ****