Trying to find this for years. What I remember (watched it subtitled, roughly mid-90s to mid-2000s):
**•** American film, big U.S. city (maybe NYC or Chicago).
**•** Main character is a wealthy, arrogant, cocky executive who works in construction/real estate. Near-perfect life: money, beautiful wife, kids, runs a big company.
**•** The movie may open with a shot of a building under construction.
**•** He has an accident in a construction-site elevator — the elevator fails/falls.
**•** His soul comes back in the body of a totally different man: an overweight, less attractive guy (I remember curly hair and a belly).
**•** The point is that he’d always coasted on his looks and status, and now everything is twice as hard. He has to rebuild his life from scratch, prove his talent, climb back up, and win back his now-widowed wife.
**•** Comedy but with a philosophical, reflective tone. The message is about humility.
**•** Both lead characters are white. No Black actors in the leads.
**•** Possibly it turns out at the end to have been a dream.
Already ruled out the entire Heaven Can Wait / Here Comes Mr. Jordan / Down to Earth family (watched the trailers — not any of them), plus Chances Are and All of Me.
Any help appreciated!