Every Time We Say Goodbye

I saw "Everytime We Say Goodbye" in 1986 at a small local theater in Miami. It is the only movie I've ever walked out of. And that's saying something. The film begins promisingly with a unique setting: it's one of the few movies I've ever heard of that take place in Palestine during the Mandate period. Unfortunately it quickly turns into a hack-eyed love story. The last part of the plot with has developments that are so unbelievable they would make "Sunset Beach" blush. I walked out before they got worse. Tom Hanks and the leading lady perform well with what they are given. It's a shame that great locations and good actors are let down so badly by somebody's notion of a heart rending love story. Mind rending is what it becomes to the audience.

This is a dreadful experience all around; a simple morality play suitable for afterschool audiences if you don't care about thinking children. What makes it mildly interesting is the early appearance of Tom Hanks, who would become one of the select few to sell over a billion dollars worth of tickets. Can one really look at the flock of youngsters today and predict their future? Did you expect Molly Ringwald to be big? My own view is that Hanks was a bad actor at the time of this film, and somewhere (probably 'Big'), he was given some coaching that opened his ability to play while controlling and control one's play. At that point, some good material overlapped his abilities. Since then, he has lost that spark and has been cruising (pardon the pun) on celebrity. But here, he is completely indistinguishable from the gaggle of other young, unremarkable actors of this time. Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 4: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.

This is a gem that was obviously made on a low budget, nothing spent on anything, no well-known actors, at the time, yet the story is of such a special nature with a magic of inexplicable charm that I can say it is one of my favorite little movies of all time. You don't know me. My reviews hold no unusual weight. My opinions garner no undue attention, but if you trust anything I ever say then get this one and to any age group, personality type, or of any type of relationship to you, show it to them. They will smile the rest of the day at the thought of the movie and that you were so perceptive in offering it to them. Few people can agree on the type of movie they like. This one is universally accepted as a little known pearl of great value.

1986 Romance starring a very young Tom Hanks as an injured U.S. pilot in 1942 Jerusalem who falls in love with a Jewish girl whose family, of course, disapproves. Also starring Cristina Marsillach, and Benedict Taylor. This is quite unremarkable, mildly interesting, with little to offer in the way of amusement, entertainment, or enjoyment. Frankly, I can't imagine why anyone would sit all the way through it unless they are an avid Hanks fan, a film student, or writing a review for it. It's not horrible, the performances are great, but the story itself is quite boring. There are one or two nice vista shots, and Hanks gives a sterling performance, and I had to dig deep to find those two compliments. Otherwise, do yourself a favor, and find something else to do. It rates a 4.5/10 from... the Fiend :.

I really enjoyed the movie when I first saw it years ago, and when I saw it was available on DVD, I had to buy it. Second watching was not as enjoyable as I noticed a few glaring historical flaws. On the DVD cover there is a picture of a B17 alongside Hanks in his RAF uniform. The B17 does not appear in the movie, neither did the RAF use them in the North African desert. The plane Hanks actually flies is a 1944, Rolls-Royce Merlin powered P51 Mustang, complete with bubble canopy (The movie is set in 1942, just before El Alamein) However, apart from that, a great movie to watch - Jerusalem looks fantastic. Its good to see a movie about Sephardic Jews (I get so sick of always seeing Jewish people portrayed as Ashkenazi - You know "Oy Vay, my life already!) Buy it, watch it, enjoy (Oy Vay!)

This film is about a soldier who falls in love with a Jewish girl while on a mission in Jerusalem. "Every Time We Say Goodbye" is a love story between two vastly different individuals. Unfortunately it is not as interesting as it could have been. I find the love story very contrived. I could not believe how they could have fallen for each other. In fact, I find Sara very frigid, totally without any love or passion. The actress playing her is totally devoid of any facial expressions. It is so unbelievable that Sara and David are in love. I find "Every Time We Say Goodbye" slow, boring and unbelievable.

I just happened to be channel surfing when I ran across this lost gem of Tom Hanks. He plays an American (David Bradford) in The British RAF during world war 2. The reason is the US hasn't entered the war yet. He is stationed in Jerusalem and while attending a celebration of sorts meets the love of his life played by Christina Marsillach (Sarah Perrara). It's an incredibly dramatic, romantic, touching, and realistic story of young love in the 1940s. The film focuses in on their forbidden love affair, and Hanks and Marsillach have amazing on-screen chemistry. The characters are remarkably real and raw, as is the storyline. There is no sugar-coated perfect ending, but it's not depressing either. This is one of those rare films that is able to capture at once both the dispair of human prejudices and the optimism of human determination. I highly recommend it even if it is one of Tom Hanks lessor known films.