It is to the great credit of Warren Beatty (showing a delicate touch as a star, producer, co-writer and co-director) that this remake of a classic fantasy film from the Forties is every bit as memorable as the original. Beatty (as the athlete 'taken' too soon by Heaven), Julie Christie (as the girl he falls for but can't keep), James Mason - his best in ages - Jack Warden and Charles Grodin are all first-rate. But the film is almost stolen by (Oscar-nominated) Dyan Cannon as a tycoon's faithless wife. Smooth pace, funny bits, touching ending: Beatty gets everything right on this one.

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