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From TMDb members · 2 total- Wuchak9/10
***Testifies to the JOY of living itself*** Michael, excellently portrayed by John Travolta, is an unorthodox Archangel enjoying his last mission (vacation?) to Earth. A supermarket tabloid from Chicago sends a team to Iowa to get a story and pictures; after discovering that h…
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Andie MacDowell was once the most adorable person in Hollywood wasn't she? And I mean that as it utterly charming. And the same goes for her performance here, she turns up the charm and does her best to sell the role. But, unfortunately, Travolta (fresh from his Pulp Fiction r…
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Michael
“He's an angel... Not a saint.”
57%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
Michael (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Michael (1996) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Drama, and Fantasy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Michael 57% (681 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-12-25
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 2928
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Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
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Cast
John Travolta
Michael
Andie MacDowell
Dorothy Winters
William Hurt
Frank Quinlan
Bob Hoskins
Vartan Malt
Robert Pastorelli
Huey Driscoll
Jean Stapleton
Pansy Milbank
Teri Garr
Judge Esther Newberg
Wallace Langham
Bruce Craddock
Joey Lauren Adams
Anita
Carla Gugino
Bride
Tom Hodges
Groom
Catherine Lloyd Burns
Evie
Richard Schiff
Italian Waiter
Calvin Trillin
Sheriff
Donald J. Lee Jr.
Court Bailiff
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen
Tammy
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David Harrod
Mal
- J
Jane Lanier
Suzanne
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***Testifies to the JOY of living itself*** Michael, excellently portrayed by John Travolta, is an unorthodox Archangel enjoying his last mission (vacation?) to Earth. A supermarket tabloid from Chicago sends a team to Iowa to get a story and pictures; after discovering that he's a real angel they naturally want to bring him back to the big city. What works best is that the story is essentially a fun-spirited road movie. William Hurt, Andie MacDowell and Robert Pastorelli have an exceptional time meeting Michael and trying to escort him back to Chicago. Michael acts like a tourist having the time of his life, humorously wanting to see those silly little 'attractions' dispersed across the countryside (e.g. "the world's biggest non-stick frying pan," etc.) -- you know, the ones most of us adults roll our eyes at. Lots of fun things and miracles take place along the way. What struck me the most about Michael (the angel) is that he has a genuine spirit of JOY. The simple joy-of-living-itself is all over him; and this has a phenomenal impact on the people around him. It's something most of us could learn from Michael. The film has loads of laughs and, surprisingly, even some profundities. The film runs 105 minutes and was shot in Texas, Iowa and Chicago. GRADE: A
Andie MacDowell was once the most adorable person in Hollywood wasn't she? And I mean that as it utterly charming. And the same goes for her performance here, she turns up the charm and does her best to sell the role. But, unfortunately, Travolta (fresh from his Pulp Fiction rebirth) is playing his Vincent Vega role in the comedy and is entirely out of place throughout it. Really, if you are a Travolta fan you should just watch Pulp Fiction, it's basically him doing the same thing in a film where it works and feels appropriate. Here, well, here you just have Andie MacDowell attempting to charm the film into a success, while Travolta still thinks he's working with QT.
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