- O.s.t. - City Of Angels Movie Soundtrack Brazil Import
Seth, an angel watching over Los Angeles, begins finding his job difficult as he falls in love with Maggie, a beautiful heart surgeon.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 14-SEP-2004
Media Type: DVDSome 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 ca! n 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 ShannonCITY OF ANGELS - DVD MovieSome 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 de! eply poetic, artfully contemplative film, whereas
City of A! ngels 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 ShannonO.s.t. - City Of AngelsCD > POPULAR MUSIC > MOVIE SOUNDTRACK
