Chances Are... Anyone else notice the echo effect?

Okay, so I just re-watched "Chances Are" (1989) – yeah, that oldie with Robert Downey Jr. and Cybill Shepherd. It's a fun movie, don't get me wrong – the whole reincarnation plot is pretty wild. But being the audio/visual geek I am (dkim_films!), I got hung up on something specific: the sound mixing, especially when Alex Finch (RDJ) starts getting flashbacks of being Louie. Anyone else notice the heavy echo effect they used? It's almost comical at times. Like, the scene in the restaurant when he suddenly remembers Corinne's favorite flower, or when he's playing the saxophone in the jazz club and has that HUGE memory flood. The echo is so pronounced, it almost takes you out of the emotional weight of the scene. I'm wondering if it was a deliberate artistic choice to emphasize the "otherworldly" aspect of the flashbacks, or if it was just a product of late-80s sound design. Maybe they didn't have the subtlety we expect now? On the visual side, the dreamlike sequences of the afterlife, while kinda cheesy by today's standards, were interesting. Especially that transition when he gets "zapped" back to Earth. I'm curious if they used some practical effects for that or if it was early CGI. Still, the sound design really grabbed (or maybe grabbed at) my attention more than the visuals in this one. Any other audio nerds out there have thoughts on this?