I saw Heart and Souls many times over the years, long before I ever first saw him as Tony Stark in Iron Man. It's a beautiful movie that I really love, and have loved for a very long time now. It's the first movie I recall ever seeing with Robert Downey Jr. And not just because I enjoy Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the Marvel movies. I didn't watch this movie just because I enjoy Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.
And while I do love Robert Downey Jr. in the role of Tony Stark, I'm not his fangirl. Tony Stark isn't my favorite character in the Marvel movies by any means. I just enjoy the character.
Robert Downey Jr. has a number of movies outside of the Marvel movies that I really like and some that I even really love. Even the movies that are from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. In spite of his struggles with drugs and alcohol. And I commend him now for finding the strength and courage to fight back and continue to be a talented actor that many people love.
Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2022-08-05 21:33:30 +0000 UTC
So, if you ever wondered what Robert Downey Jr. was doing in the “lost” 90’s between his teen 80’s movies and his Iron Man “comeback” in the 00’s, a new generation of MCU fangirls are here to help him remember….He doesn’t recall it too clearly himself. 🥴
Eric Janssen
2022-08-05 15:26:33 +0000 UTC
Heart and Souls- Thank you very much for watching this beautiful movie for me, Dillon. I am sorry you couldn't enjoy it more than you did... more than I thought you would, but I am grateful that you were willing to watch this movie for me nonetheless. I absolutely love this movie. It's my favorite movie for Robert Downey Jr. As much as I love him as Tony Stark in the Avengers and Iron Man movies, I love him all the more in Heart and Souls. His acting within this movie is absolutely phenomenal! :)
This movie is so different than any of his other roles. And he's just so good in it. I love Thomas and I love how much he grows throughout this movie thanks to Julia, Harrison, Milo, and Penny, as well as his girlfriend Anne too, of course. I just absolutely love his character. He's funny, sweet, adorable, and Robert Downey Jr. is so talented in this role.
I also love each of the souls... Julia (Kyra Sedgewick), Penny (Alfre Woodard), Harrison (Charles Grodon), and Milo (Tom Sizemore) too. I love the humor they bring, the messages of love and of finding the strength to work through our regrets so we can live our best lives, and just the love each soul shows for Thomas. So beautiful.
This storyline is absolutely beautiful and the messages behind it are touching. I love seeing them resolve each of their lives. Seeing Milo steal back the stamps to bring them back to the boy now grown up. Seeing Penny find her son grown up and happy with his own family, as well as to help him to find his sisters, then getting to hug Billy one last time to assure him she loves him. Seeing Harrison sing the National Anthem at the B.B. King concert and having everyone clap and cheer for him. And then in the end, sadly Julia can't resolve her own life by letting her love know she always did love him and that she wanted to be with him on account of him having died seven years prior. At first... I was so sad that she couldn't fix things, but then I came to love that her life to resolve wasn't her own, but Thomas' life and I just love it. I love how she helps him understand just how much he needs to tell Anne how much he loves her, when she failed to do so for her fiancé. Because Thomas was making the same mistake with Anne. And then we have their hug... So beautiful. I love that God grants Julia one final chance to hug Thomas at the bus driver's behest, in spite being her just a soul. I always cry so hard throughout this movie.
And lastly... I love the ending with seeing Thomas show Anne how much he loves her and hearing him tell her how much he needs her. I love how he tells her he had loved these four people once before in his life until they went away, and that it broke him so he could allow himself to feel that way any longer until the end of this movie. However, he finds the courage to tell her how much he truly does love her, and this moment is absolutely beautiful. Beautiful. :)
Thank you again, Dillion. Again... I'm sorry you couldn't enjoy this movie more than you did and that you seemed to have some real technical issues in the beginning of the movie. However, I am grateful you watched it for me. Stay healthy, and be happy. :)
Sincerely,
Heidi