The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Blistering performances.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This film tells the story of Daniel McCormick, an aviator who decides to take part in an innovative scientific experiment with cryogenics after his girlfriend, whom he would ask to marry him, be run over by a car and enter the hospital with little chance of recovery. So the plot core is love, but don't think it's an overly romantic movie. It seems to me that the screenwriter has made some efforts to avoids losing himself in exaggerated romanticism. The cast is led by Mel Gibson and features Jamie Lee Curtis and young Elijah Wood in supporting roles. Gibson is the big star, standing out naturally. Despite that, he's not quite capable of showing feelings, not even surprise when he wakes from his sleep at a time that wasn't the expected. The other cast limits itself to follow him and give him what he needs, but does it easily. I liked the simple but effective way the movie recreates the Thirties and shows how time has gone by. Everything has been done subtly. Airplanes are a fundamental part of the film such as jazz, which fills it with elegance and provides a great soundtrack. It's one of those movies perfect for Valentine's Day, even after twenty-some years of its debut.

It's 1939. Captain Daniel McCormick (Mel Gibson) is an American test pilot. His lifelong girlfriend Helen gets run over and is stuck in a coma. His friend Harry Finley (George Wendt) is working on a secret cryogenics experiment. Daniel asks him to freeze him for a year or until Helen gets better. It's then present day. Nat Cooper (Elijah Wood) and his friend Felix are playing in an Army warehouse. They accidentally release the cryogenic pod. Nat's mother Claire (Jamie Lee Curtis) doesn't believe them. Nobody at the base believes Daniel either. Daniel tracks down the boys who help him to track down Finley.I want it to have more tension. It just doesn't have a great intensity. It tries to be romantic which is awkward because he was just parted from the love of his life. The aborted romance is indicative of a movie with a lot of possibilities but not as successful as it should be. I really like the first half but the movie has a bunch of little problems. I was OK with the movie until of course, Daniel has to fly the plane. It's like J. J. Abrams was a little too clever with the script. It's the same thing with the aging and the romantic ending. I just think the movie could be a lot better.

After being reminded how good an actor Mel Gibson can be in Expendables 3, I have decided to revisit some of his earlier work. Today I decided to go with 1992's "Forever Young". A movie that seems to have been forgotten over time. Plot In A Paragraph: It's 1939 and test pilot Daniel McCormick (Mel Gibson) asks his best friend Harry (George Wendt) to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. He wants to be frozen for a year so that he doesn't have to watch the love of his life, Helen lying in a coma. The next thing Daniel knows is that he's been awoken in 1992.This was made around the time when Mel Gibson was more know. For being Mad Max and madder Martin Riggs in the "Lethal Weapon" movies. This was probably attempt to break away from that type of image. Here he makes a charming and likable romantic lead in a sweet little movie. The always fun to watch George Wendt, and Jamie Lee Curtis offer solid support. But Elijah Wood is the real star amongst the supporting cast. He shoes the early promise that would lead him to a successful career as an adult. I should also mention Jerry Goldsmiths score is beautiful.It's a pity Gibson didn't try more of these movies, as he truly is engaging. One can't help but wonder what other wonderful films we may have missed out onGibson is truly a great actor, and hopefully he can sort his personal problems and demons out, because as we all know Hollywood loves comebacks.

In 1939, When Capt. Daniel Mc Cormick's (Two Time Oscar-Winner:Mel Gibson) girlfriend Helen (Isabel Glasser) went to a deep coma after getting hit by a car. While Daniel is extremely depressed and lack of hope. He convinces his best friend Harry (George Wendt) to use Daneil as a test subject for Cryogenics. Which Daniel wants to be frozen until his girlfriend is awake. More than fifty years later... When a young boy named Nat (Elijah Wood) and his best friend Felix (Robert Hy Gorman) are checking out the military base in the storage area and they accidentally thawed him. Now Daniel is been sleeping for over five decades, he wakes up into a completely different world. Daniel finds the boys, who awake him up. Which Daniel wants their help to find his best friend and his girlfriend if they are still alive but slowly Daniel finds himself in a strong bond with Nat and a kind friendship with Nat's mother Claire (Jamie Lee Curtis).Directed by Steve Miner (Day of the Dead "2007", House, Texas Rangers) made an enjoyable, if corny fantasy drama with the right amounts of comedy and romance. It's nice to see Gibson in a relaxed laid-back performance as Daniel, which Gibson is best known for the "Lethal Weapon" Series and the "Mad Max" trilogy. The movie's best moments are the scenes between Gibson and Wood makes this premise works. This was an modest hit, when it was released in the winter of 1992. But over the years, it went on to be an minor classic and fans of Gibson's work enjoyed it. But also, i think it's Miner best work as a filmmaker. Since he had a long career making different type of movies for Hollywood both big or small budgeted features. This also has an nice music score by the late Oscar-Winner:Jerry Goldsmith (Alien, L.A. Confidential, The Omen). Written by J.J. Abrams (Mission:Impossible 3, Joy Ride, Regarding Henry). (****/*****).