Michael (1996) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Michael
Year
1996
Running time
105 min.
Country
United States
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Genre
Comedy. Romance. Fantasy | Romantic Comedy. Small Town Life (North-american). Supernatural
Synopsis
Frank Quinlan and Huey Driscoll, two reporters from a Chicago-based tabloid, along with Dorothy Winters, an 'angel expert', are asked to travel to rural Iowa to investigate a claim from an old woman that she shares her house with a real, live archangel named Michael. Upon arrival, they see that her claims are true - but Michael is not what they expected: he smokes, drinks beer, has a very active libido and has a rather colourful vocabulary. In fact, they would never believe it were it not for the two feathery wings protruding from his back. Michael agrees to travel to Chicago with the threesome, but what they don't realise is that the journey they are about to undertake will change their lives forever.
Critics' reviews
- "Before this turns to total mush, it's a quirky, fitfully effective fantasy periodically enlivened by the cast."
- "John Travolta should realize that people appreciate him, maybe more than ever, but that he should start making movies people won't feel ashamed for having seen"
- "Nora Ephron bring a smart contemporary sensibility to the hokum, hilarity and heart-tugging that have made for many a classic Hollywood entertainment."
- "Ultimately, it's neither offensive nor horrible; it's just another unspectacular, uninspired entry on Nora Ephron's erratic resume."
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