Why would anyone remake Wim Wenders' masterpiece, Wings of Desire? Certainly not for artistic reasons.
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08/11/03
City of Angels (1998)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:34
Rotten:23
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based in part on Wim Wenders's 1988 film, WINGS OF DESIRE, this is the story of Seth (Nicolas Cage), an angel who wanders the Los Angeles area invisible to humans. As someone's death approaches,... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz, Andre Braugher
Director: Brad Silberling
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Reviews for City of Angels
A romance and a tear-jerker, but what might have come off as simply maudlin, instead shines brightly with the fine acting of Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage.
01/01/00
City of Angels is the sort of compromised movie that could have been almost good, but decided to be a great big hit instead.
01/02/05
The emphasis in City of Angels is more on simple romance than lofty questions of eternity.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
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03/24/02
An unconvincing new age melodrama that plays like Death and Dying for Dummies.
01/01/00
A good deal better than it has any right to be.
09/18/08
As angel movies go, this is one of the better ones, not least because Meg Ryan is so sunny and persuasive as a heart surgeon who falls in love with an angel.
01/01/00
Top CriticMarries romance and faith in a love story as charming as a handmade valentine. It is so lovely to look at and so sincere in intent that its flaws don't matter much.
10/15/02
Uma pequena pérola que faz jus ao filme no qual foi inspirada.
05/31/02
Manages to update [Wings of Desire] so that the freshness and passion still exist within the characters and the story. It is a triumph of conception, camera movements, and emotional feelings.
01/01/00
The film struggles to grasp some important topics...but the film has never attained the weight needed to deal with anything of substance.
01/01/00
Una de esas que gustan cada vez más, a medida que se ve y se vuelve a ver.
09/03/01
I know a movie is good when I totally cease taking notes and then can find no adjectives to jot down. I was enthralled and yet not stupefied.
10/24/01
[Cage] is miscast in a film which, despite the spiritual nature of its theme, is a by- the-numbers bit of commerce.
01/01/00
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10/18/08
Top CriticNeedless Hollywood dumbing-down of Wim Wenders.
01/01/00
A little too heavy on the melodrama to really succeed as a great love story, this still has good performances from both stars and some heavenly moments.
01/01/00
Surprisingly well-executed.
01/01/00
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