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Almost An Angel [1990]
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Almost An Angel
Review date: 2005-02-06 Rating: 10 out of 10
A witty, funny and heartwarming film. One of my all-time favourites that deserves to be released on DVD.
Elias Koteas deserved an Oscar for his performance.
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Reviews
Funny, uplifting, heartwarming
Review date: 2003-10-01 Rating: 10 out of 10
Terry Dean (Hogan) is a crook. A crook with a penchant for hold-ups and a genius for electronics. Prison is simply where he spends time in between heists. And parole is time for the next job.
But this time things don't quite go as planned.
Uncharacteristically saving a man from being run over, he himself is hit by the car.
Planning a bank robbery, a gang beats him to it: and he gets shot.
And that's just the start. For Dean becomes convinced that he's dead: that he's a probationary angel, put back on earth to earn his wings. (Watch out for Charlton Heston as St.Peter)
And so begins the attempt to discover what The Boss has in mind for him...
Turning over a new leaf brings unexpected friendships and emotional healing (Elias Koteas is excellent as the paraplegic Steve Garner), and unorthodox methods succeed as Dean does his bit in "doing God's work". (Pity the poor priest who is called upon to explain to Dean how one hears God's voice...) It is a story of friendship, and also a story of facing, and meeting, death. And yes, there's a twist in the tail of the tale!
At times funny, at times moving, this tale of redemption is vastly underrated. It is one of my all-time favourite movies: but there seems to be no move to bring it out on DVD.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Doreen Lang
Linda Kozlowski
Douglas Seale
Elias Koteas
Paul Hogan
Creators:
Paul Hogan (Primary Contributor)
Paul Hogan (Producer)
Paul Hogan (Writer)
Linda Kozlowski (Primary Contributor)
Russell Boyd (Cinematographer)
John Cornell (Producer)
David Stiven (Editor)
Kelly Van Horn (Producer)
Mark Turnbull (Producer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Paramount Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment
EAN: 5014437250827
Binding: VHS Tape
Number of items: 1
Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound,
Release date: 1992-04-06
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Running time: 91 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1990-12-19