City of Angels

  • 1998


MOVIE IS wonderful romantic powerful negligible dramatic
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58 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 13
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.4/5
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2.0
Its lush black and white images of angels watching over us everywhere, consoling a troubled humanity, is indelibly comforting, one of the closest thin .. Austin Chronicle
3.8
And then give the audience the pleasure of mentally completing the implications of that statement.By spelling it all out, the dialogue keeps the emoti .. Rogerebert
1.5
Overall, this movie is quite slow, boring, and long in running time. JoBlo
4.0
While this film is a little more enjoyable than the original, there really wasnt any need for a remake. Lariat
5.0
Still, City of Angels is very much a Nicolas Cage Meg Ryan romantic vehicle, and its enhanced accessibility keeps it from the poetic heights of what i .. Film Journal
4.4
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
2.5
Still, can you achieve dramatic force without a few personality bristles Ew
2.5
The movie is a hymn to sappiness.You practically have time to say a prayer in the dead spaces between lines, or to tote up the lapses in logic.This sy .. Ew
3.5
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3.8
City of Angels demonstrates the best kind of emotionally manipulative filmmaking. Sf Gate
2.5
But what theyve accomplished, while technically well made, is a shameless tweaking of the more tender emotions. Sf Gate
1.5
Even when hes making cow eyes at his beloved and wearing the insipid little smile of a lovesick puppy, there is something deeply creepy in Cages celes .. The New York Times
3.1
Although its entertainment value to adults is negligible, it is a safe, harmless bet for families, one parents will neither regret nor fondly remember .. Mr Brown Movies
2.2
An emotionally uninvolving flick that attempts to play on the heart strings of the viewer and fails in its effort. Reeling Reviews
1.5
Unfortunately, Ryan can no more convey intensity than Cage can unearthliness. Flickfilosopher
3.8
But the film doesnt thrive on ideas alone (if it tried, it would be in trouble, since its not that deep). ReelViews
3.8
A powerful, somber and highly intellectual picture, it is not even remotely the kind of thing one would expect to a Hollywood studio to mold into a st .. Spliced Wire
5.0
Theres (not surprisingly) an ethereal quality about City of Angels, a dazzling romantic drama with exquisite performances from Nicolas Cage and Meg Ry .. Urban Cine File
3.8
In the long, sorry history of bad ideas, remaking Wim Wenders poetic masterpiece WINGS OF DESIRE with the director of CASPER at the helm sounded like .. Movies Tv Guide
5.0
This is the premise of this wonderful love story which is about so much more.The themes of life and death are brilliantly explored. Montreal Film Journal
4.5
CITY OF ANGELS After losing a patient, heart surgeon Maggie Rice (Meg Ryan) questions her validity and that of her profession.Though she bounces back .. Film Quips Online



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