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Michael

Comedy. Romance. Fantasy 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 ... [+]
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
"Before this turns to total mush, it's a quirky, fitfully effective fantasy periodically enlivened by the cast." NEU
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post
"Ephron appears to have hunkered down for a career of pandering mediocrity"  NEG
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AV Club
AV Club
"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" NEG
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Variety
Variety
"John Travolta's charismatic screen presence is the only element that propels Michael over its rough narrative spots and scattered direction."  NEU
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
"Nora Ephron bring a smart contemporary sensibility to the hokum, hilarity and heart-tugging that have made for many a classic Hollywood entertainment." POS
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ReelViews
ReelViews
"Ultimately, it's neither offensive nor horrible; it's just another unspectacular, uninspired entry on Nora Ephron's erratic resume." NEU
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