When an average man living a thoroughly unfulfilling life is diagnosed with a terminal disease he quits his job and accepts a millionaire's odd offer -- to travel to a south seas island and sacrifice himself to a volcano. In this odd but touching film Meg Ryan plays three roles.
Review 1:
"...Hanks delivers a take-this-job-and-shove-it performance for the ages..."
Source: Premiere
p.90 07/01/1994
Review 2:
"...[Meg Ryan] has rarely been more appealing..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.38 04/19/1990
Review 3:
"...A surreal fable that fairly erupts with comic left-turns..."
Source: USA Today
p.4D 03/09/1990
Review 4:
"...It's actually a funny, endearing fable about courage, love and faith..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F1 03/09/1990
Review 5:
"...The movie introduces its individuality in its opening shot....[Ryan shows] here that she is a gifted comic actress..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.4 08/08/1993