L'homme qui vécut deux fois

Whether you like or hate "I've Lived Before" will depend entirely on what you think of the notion of reincarnation. I myself think it's a lot of crap....but I cannot simply dismiss a movie because I disagree with the premise. But if the film is trying to convince the audience, it's got a lot more to do.

John Bolan (Jock Mahoney) is an airline pilot. During what would seem to be a routine flight, he loses his mind and tries to smash the plane into the ground!! If it wasn't for the co-pilot slugging him, everyone aboard would have died.

John is sent to a sanitarium and a psychiatrist (John McIntire) works with him to determine if he's mentally ill, psychotic or normal Well, he obviously isn't normal...so he, along with John's fiancee, work to determine what happened...and the ultimate answer is that in a previous life he must have been a WWI pilot!

The problem with this film isn't so much the subject matter but that there is some poor acting (the fiancee was a weak character and often seemed poorly written) and a tendency for characters to go off on long and annoying monologues. Not a terrible film but one that really lacks the polish and believability to get its subject across effectively.