read the various external review of roger ebert and other well know film critic make me hesitate to admit how much i love this movie and even though i only have a dub into japanese video version of it . apparently and many critic seem to take it a a minus that the story premise have be use before and most famously in the very great it a wonderful life . to me and a great premise be a great premise no matter how many time it use and and i would be happy to see more movie use this particular premise the discontent man who get a chance to gain a fresh perspective on his own life through a bit of divine magic . i suppose folk and critic of a more intellectual bent be not a pull into the story and but i do not go to movie to critique them with notebook in hand i go to movie to throw myself into them and let them take me where they will . if you be sentimental sort like myself and you will be well reward by see this picture . the performance be excellent throughout and and the movie be very well cast . wonderful choice of music and too . michael caine be superb a the sympathetic bartender . jim belushi do a great job a an average joe kind of guy who wonder if his life hasn not go a it should . linda hamilton and always excellent and be again right on target here a the loving wife . jon lovitz entertain a usual and and even have some surprisingly move moment in mr. destiny . no and mr. destiny be not it a wonderful life and but who say it have to be . take on it own term and mr. destiny be an enjoyable and well make and funny and and move film . i have see my japanese dubbed video of it numerous time and and i be sure i will see it several more time . if that somehow make me a lowbrow and so be it . i be just glad that i hadn not read any review of mr. destiny before see it . i suppose i should have the courage of my conviction and give the movie nine or ten star and but i couldn not help but doubt myself after read all the critical review .