This is a light comedy that delivers. Jeff Goldblum as a psychometrist and Cyndi Lauper as a (sort of) trance medium are good; Peter Falk as a conniver is nearly perfect. The story, partially presaged in the opening scenes, is pretty straightforward, with a touch of Indiana Jones in it, where competing parties go after a treasure.
Possible spoilers ahead.
One thing that many films do in dealing with paranormal issues is to trivialize them (the Bill Murray character in Ghostbusters is an example of that). Here, they're played straight. So when the Goldblum character discovers his girlfriend's infidelities, it's especially, and amusingly, believable.
To his last line in the film, Peter Falk plays somebody who's always trying to find an edge that will bring him some extra benefit. His character was a good addition, to leaven some of the more serious stuff.
This is not a film everybody will enjoy, but I found it very entertaining.
Possible spoilers ahead.
One thing that many films do in dealing with paranormal issues is to trivialize them (the Bill Murray character in Ghostbusters is an example of that). Here, they're played straight. So when the Goldblum character discovers his girlfriend's infidelities, it's especially, and amusingly, believable.
To his last line in the film, Peter Falk plays somebody who's always trying to find an edge that will bring him some extra benefit. His character was a good addition, to leaven some of the more serious stuff.
This is not a film everybody will enjoy, but I found it very entertaining.