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    City of Angels

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 10, 2000 | 3 out of 3 found this City of Angels (1998) review helpful

    "Did you ever get the feeling that there's something bigger out there, bigger than you?" 'City of Angels'is about an angel who 'falls' in love with a 'human', but is bigger than that. Director Brad Silberling creates a movie about the essence of lif...e. His tools are Academy Award winning director of photography, John Sealeand composer Gaberial Yared to score the movie. Enhancing this movie are two American icons, Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan and a Grammy rich soundtrack which features; Alanis Morrissette (Uninvited), Sarah McLachlan (Angel),Paula Cole (Feelin' Love), Jimi Hendrix (Red House) and the Goo Goo Dolls (Iris). The celestial love story begins when Seth, Nicolas Cage, the angel, comes to claim the life of a heart patient. Maggie Rice, Meg Ryan, is the patient's doctor. There sult of this loss to Maggie is devastating. She begins to question life itself, "We fight for people's lives...don't you ever wonder who it is we're fighting with?" Witnessing her heartache, Seth tries to comfort,console and heel Maggie, but he too begins to question things. "She looked right at me." He tells his friend Casiel. Leading us to believe he sees more in Maggie than her pain. Lovely lines of dialog exchange between Seth and Maggie throughout the movie, but few more powerful than their first meeting. "Are you a visitor?"says Maggie. "Yes." "Well, visiting hours are over." "Why do they have that?" Seth asks. "What? Hours?" "Doesn't it help the patient to be visited?" "Are you in despair?"Seth. "I lost a patient." "You did everything you could?" "People die." Seth "Not on my table." "People die when their bodies give out." "It's my job to keep them from giving out, or what am I doing here?" "It wasn't your fault, Maggie." "I wanted him to live!" "He is living, jus tnot the way that you think." In Seth's attempt to help Maggie he creates a confusing mess of feelings for her and himself. No spoilers here, but this love story makes us think and wonder. 'City of Angels' is complete and feels like home. Like many things in life that we take for granted... Seth discovers, a sigh, a flower, blood, love and breath. Like a child they are all new to him and they are for a brief moment new to us as well. Also, like much of life we are always searching and questioning. Seth believes he has found love and has a to choose between God and Life as a mortal. What are your soul searching questions? This movie makes you ask yourself that question. Through powerfully tuned cinematography and a deeply moving score, City of Angels, the film, is allowed to whisper in your ear. Listen to the rich dialog, harmonious character interaction and robust story telling. It does it with wit and charm. Once seen and heard you will never forget it. This brings to mind what I believe sums up 'City of Angels' to me, emotion means the movement of the mind brought on by something which affects it... "Your mind and your feelings become to powerful and you just can't contain it...and your body weeps." I was affected and I wept. Read more Less

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    Beautiful.

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 14, 2006 | 2 out of 2 found this City of Angels (1998) review helpful

    Pros: Lovely cinematography!

    Cons: Chick flick.

    Has a heart thumping "what if" cenario we would all love to encounter. What would you do for the ultimate love? Would you fall from heaven?

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    AWESOME!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 26, 2002 | 1 out of 1 found this City of Angels (1998) review helpful

    One of the best movies I've seen in quite some time, only second to Serendipity.

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    City Of Angels ROCKS

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 5, 2000 | 1 out of 1 found this City of Angels (1998) review helpful

    This movie makes you laugh and cry but it also makes you realize how important love and life is. A movie with morals and that makes you think is what counts! A true love chic flick movie!

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    tender,brilliant acting from Cage

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 7, 2000 | 1 out of 1 found this City of Angels (1998) review helpful

    I was rivited throughout by Cages Performance,Even without any dialogue that guy can act!! A tender love story that makes it difficult for you to breath. Sound track is excellent. Ryan's performance was a little too stiff but enjoyable,Dennis Franz ...was adorable.A must see film Read more Less

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    heart touching movie great one too would like to buy this flick a must see one worth it

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    Such a great movie

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 16, 2006

    Pros: everything

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    this movie actually made me cry.. The thought of an angel wanting to become human because he had fallen in love with a human is Brilliant..I think its a must see,
    Funny and sad parts that will leave you feeling that there is hope for love..

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    Yes, I liked the movie.

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 27, 2001

    The acting, the storyline, actually the whole movie was good.

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    Touching

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 3, 2001

    Wonderful movie,very touching and sad in the end.

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    what I think of this movie...

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 12, 2000

    In its own unrealistic, but heart-warming and sad way this movie touches every heart.It is a story of romance and desire starring two of Hollywood’s most famous stars Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage. Meg Ryan plays Maggie Rice, a doctor for heart surgery..., who encounters Seth, an angel played by Nicolas Cage. Maggie didn’t believe in angels until the day she fell in love with Seth. Because of the desire to really love each other, these two souls, a celestial and a mortal soul, have to struggle for their love first. Both people have to change first, in order to be prepared for this higher kind of love. Seth has to become a mortal human being and for that he must let go off his celestial duties and give up an immortal life. On the other side Maggie has to try to understand what kind of life Seth had until now and she has to learn how to deal with the fact that Seth has neither a past nor a complete identity.This very beautiful story has a sad but yet in some way a happy ending. The best thing is you rent this movie and watch it with a dear friend and you’ll know what I mean. This story is so hard to describe as it is difficult to explain the celestial wonders and the higher power somewhere out there that looks after us. Very beautiful music and songs accompany the whole story, you sure will like this soundtrack too. “City of Angels” gives you wonderful hundred minutes which you will always like to remember. Read more Less

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