- Actors: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher, Dennis Franz, Colm Feore
- Directors: Brad Silberling
- Writers: Dana Stevens, Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger, Wim Wenders
- Producers: Alan Glazer, Arnon Milchan, Charles Newirth
- Language English
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 1 Oct 1999
- Run Time: 114 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CXJF
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,624 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Some critics complained that City of Angels could never compare to Wim Wenders's exquisite German film Wings of Desire, which served as the later film's primary inspiration. The better argument to make is that any such comparisons are beside the point, because Wings of Desire was a much more deeply poetic, artfully contemplative film, whereas City of Angels is an enchanting product of mainstream Hollywood. Meg Ryan stars as Dr Maggie Rice, a heart surgeon who is grieving over a lost patient when an angel named Seth (Nicolas Cage) appears to comfort her. She can see him despite the "rule" that angels are invisible and Seth's love for Maggie forces him to choose between angelic immortality and a normal human existence on earth with her. Featuring heavenly roles for TV veterans Andre Braugher and Dennis Franz, the film liberally borrows imagery from Wings of Desire, but it also creates its own charming identity. Cage and Ryan give fine performances as lovers convinced they are soul mates, and although the plot relies on a last-minute twist that doesn't quite work, this earnest love story struck a chord with audiences and proved to be one of the surprise hits of 1998. --Jeff Shannon
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City Of Angels [VHS] [1998].
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Nicolas Cage gives a wonderful performance as Seth, an Angel who falls in love and begins to long for the ability to express that love. Seth is an Angel who helps the dead cross over and in some respects this film resembles the 1930's film "Death Takes a Holiday" with Frederick March and Evelyn Veneble.
Meg Ryan is Maggie, the doctor who is the object of Seth's affection. She somehow sences his prescence when trying to save one of her patients and he is touched and bewildered by her. Andre Braugher steals every scene he is in as Seth's fellow Angel and friend. They all hang out at the library and gather every morning at the beach to see the sunrise and hear the singing of heaven. Dennis Franz has a fine turn as a patient in Maggie's hospital who knows Seth is there because he to was once an Angel.
This provides Seth with a way to truly love Maggie if he can find the courage to leave heaven behind, and just, fall.
Meg Ryan is Maggie, the doctor who is the object of Seth's affection. She somehow sences his prescence when trying to save one of her patients and he is touched and bewildered by her. Andre Braugher steals every scene he is in as Seth's fellow Angel and friend. They all hang out at the library and gather every morning at the beach to see the sunrise and hear the singing of heaven. Dennis Franz has a fine turn as a patient in Maggie's hospital who knows Seth is there because he to was once an Angel.
This provides Seth with a way to truly love Maggie if he can find the courage to leave heaven behind, and just, fall.
This is one of the most romantic movies of recent years and has a message about the wonderful things we all take for granted. More than that, it is a story about the importace of love, even one felt for only a moment, for it is that experience which makes us special among all creation.
I will not ruin the last portion of this film if you have not seen it, but as we all know there is a price we pay for being human. This film is for anyone who has ever loved someone as Seth does, who would trade all eternity for just one breath of her hair. This is a truly memorable film you will watch over and over.
Films like this are rarely made anymore and this is one to cherish. You will never forget the line, "When they ask me what I liked best...I'll say it was You"..........
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
My most favourite film deserves 10 stars. Definitely, absolutely amazing film.
Touching to the heart, deep and emotional, true and genuine and totally romantic.
Anyone with a full heart will feel true emotion while watching this movie.
Soundtrack is beautiful too. The acting captures you.
If you want to dream in a land far away, watch this movie, and dream a little dream.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I stumbled across this film....as you do. However since then I have been thinking about it, so profoundly touched I have been by it. The scene where the song Angels is played I have played over and over. Rarely has a film touched my very soul as this. I confess to being a hopeless romantic but in my mind there is not enough of that in the world. City of Angels makes you glad to be human and have the capacity to love and be loved and to recognise the concept of sacrifice within it.
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great movie
love this film. the packaging was good. no damage to the dvd and i got it in a timely fashion. great to watch with the bf .
Published 12 days ago by enlite
city of angels
this is a great film which really touches the heart. Cage plays the angel who longs to know what it is like to feel all the senses we take for granted, what a shame we don't... Read more
Published 3 months ago by lightworker
Sentimental garbage
This is a soppy, sentimental remake of Wings Of Desire. The characters are paper thin and consequently it is impossible to care at all about their relationship. Read more
Published 3 months ago by kingrizla2000
Special gift
This is my now fiances favourite film and the song by the Goo Goo dolls in it is going to be our first dance so I just had to buy it for him for Christmas. Read more
Published 4 months ago by matloj
City of Angles
A fantasy film with a twist, light entertainment not a bad film to watch for a couple of hours and which cost very little.
Published 5 months ago by Mr. M. Dewdney
A great film
Brilliant film but you need the tissues at hand it's a lovely film but very sad a bit like life I guess
Published 5 months ago by Lil
it is what it says
Very good copy and plays all the way through, the disc is not printed on with title ect but it it was it says .
Published 6 months ago by Mr. S. Varney
disgraceful product
upon opening this dvd i realised it was a copy. despite not being happy about discovering this i continued to enter it into the dvd player hoping for the best but as i expected, it... Read more
Published 6 months ago by kinks
Hauntingly sweet
Every morning at sunrise all the angels of Los Angeles are meeting on the Pacific Ocean beach to listen to the music of dawn. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jacques COULARDEAU
City of Angels
Fantastic purchase.
Great quality, mint condition, sent quickly and most importantly a great film!
Superb.
Scot
Great quality, mint condition, sent quickly and most importantly a great film!
Superb.
Scot
Published 12 months ago by Scot William Thompson
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