Kiss Me Goodbye

When you consider this remake of this 1975 Brazilian classic was directed by Richard Mulligan of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD fame you have to scratch your head and wonder what he was thinking. Featuring an all-star cast of Jeff Bridges, Sally Field and James Caan, this story of a widow about to remarry who is saddled with the ghost of her deceased husband is devoid of any real emotion. It's hard to say why, the actors are giving it their best, the story is a good one but the directing is such as all the efforts of those involved are wasted and this comes off as a second rate made for television piece of work. The original DONE FLOR E SEUS DOIS MARIDOS is a hard flick to track down and I must confess I've only seen it once back in the early 80's but as my memory serves me it was a whole lot better than this heartless mess.