This fantasy/romantic-comedy was written and directed by Tom McLoughlin, who is also known for Jason Lives, The Unsaid and One Dark Night, released this film in 1987. It was a pretty predictable film, with the dialogue, events, climax as well as the final outcome, yet still because of the heavenly content, it made the audience glued to their seats.
French actress, Emmanuelle Beart who plays the Angel did a terrific job being a silent beauty as she only had lines at the very end of the film. Michael E. Knight who played Jim and Phoebe Cates who played Patty and Jim's fiancé also did convincing jobs at their assigned characters. The cinematography wasn't out of this world, but the lighting, special effects and wide range of trained animals used throughout the film was quite impressive.
The comedy used was especially slap-stick with different characters being scared silly or terribly hurt to try to invite laughter. Unique idiosyncrasies I did enjoy however was the fact that the Angel took pleasure in eating French-fries, his friends were the oldest pranksters I've ever seen, and that literally Beart who plays the Angel, was a fish out of water (literally), crashing into a pool and unable to relate, understand or walk in heels, gave the film a wonderful twist.
Nothing award-winning but positively a charming tale, we never seem to grow tired of. Boy meets girl, Boy meets other girl, other girl is angel, Boy thoroughly confused, and Boy makes right decision in the end! J
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