Laughs erupt when Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fall in love -- and fall in lava -- in Joe Versus the Volcano, a stylish comedy written and directed by Moonstruck Academy Award winner* John Patrick Shanley. This first teaming of the peerless stars of Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail follows the follies of a stressed-out guy (Hanks) in a dead-end job who is told he has a terminal "brain cloud." A zany jillionaire (Lloyd Bridges) makes him an offer that gives him a fleeting taste of the good life. In exchange, he must journey to a Pacific island and leap into a volcano. Is Joe doomed to be the last of the red-hot lovers? Not if the forces of imagination, romance and the charm of Ryan in three roles as the women in Joe's life have their way.
Most people will recognize their workplace and co-workers here. The single flower trying to survive at the beginning is impressive. There is appropriate music and three Meg Ryan’s (DeDe/Angelica Graynamore/Patricia Graynamore). The cast lineup was perfect for each part. There is not a dull moment, and everything is relative to the message.
My favorite Scene is where Joe purchases luggage. I would like to find that store.
Luggage Salesman: This is our premier steamer trunk, it's all-handmade, only the finest materials. It's even watertight, tight as a drum. If I had the need and the wherewithal, Mr. Banks, this would be my trunk of choice.
Joe Banks: I'll take four of them.
Luggage Salesman: May you live to be a thousand years old, sir.
Right after that, I would pick the moon on the ocean scene; here Joe is in the vast evening ocean, and a huge moon is rising on the horizon.
So, get out your orange soda, sit on your trunks, and watch.
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