Pretty Good

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

OK, I'll confess, I'm a sucker for beautiful women and Emmanuelle Béart is off the charts in this movie. The movie is funny, campy and the angelic scenes are well done. The Monkees playing money hungry promoters is a kick! I know "feel good" is trite and over-used, but this REALLY is a movie that makes the viewer feel good, unless their heart has been hardened. It reminds you that there are many wonderful things in this world: deep, heartfelt love, funny friends and lots of angels. The fact this wholesome, angelic movie rates only 4.7 stars speaks volumes about Americans' fear of spiritual matters and endemic disconnect from their souls. Date With an Angel is definitely on my top 20 list!

I was all of 17 when this movie first came out. I think a lot of movie viewers miss the point when watching it: I don't think the movie was made to rack up an Oscar...it was made as a light-hearted, family movie, viewed for the humor, romantic love, and lessons taught. As for Ms. Beart not having a speaking part (except for the French-accented nurse in the end), she does a wonderful job conveying emotions through facial expressions and gestures. The fact that she is breath-takingly beautiful did not hurt either. Phoebe Cates was hilarious, moving away from her goody-goody roles to portray the "scorned" woman. The frying-pan-catching-fire incident was a good comparison of her to the devil and Ms. Beart's angel, complete opposites. The three guys who portrayed Jim's friends were funny, each respectively. The dude with the spiky hair is fondly remembered as the spokes-guy for Jolt! cola. Anyone else remember that? The flying sequences reflected the special effects of that time (the 80's) and were not really all that impressive but the angel's wings were fabulous. How they got her wings to extend upwards as the character was bathing in the forest, while "Jim" filled in the peeping Tom requirements was interesting as well. I wish there was some behind the scenes information floating around out there in cyber space. If you wish to watch a light, fluffy movie with some solid values, humor, commradery, and romance, this one will take an hour and a half out of your day. I wore out my VCR tape and am looking to purchase the DVD when I have some spare change. Enjoy!

This film happens to be one of my most favorite movies i've seen. I remember watching this film as a kid and there's just something about it every time i see it. Actually the film was made in the town i visit everyday or almost everyday. It allows me to feel really good every time i see it. Almost makes me believe that an angel will come and visit me. Not to be sappy but i get a little teary from the film.(it takes a real man to admit) and every time i eat french fries it hits me again. Although the acting was not the greatest, but hey its the 80s gotta love it!!! Not like the 90s and 2000s have any better acting. And yes in closing i have the DVD of this film to watch over and over again!!! Its just a good feel Good movie!! highly recommended!

When I was a very young lad I used to watch this movie again, and again, and again. I don't why but this, innerspace, ghostbusters (1 and later 2) and beetlejuice were the crown jewels of my video library. It may be campy, but it has a pretty good storyline and a slew of hilarious moments. Let's face it it's still betetr than 90% of the movies that came out this year--and most of the late nineties--UNder the tuscan Sun, I"m looking in your direction. Anyway Phoebe Cates and the model angel chick are wicked hot--and really random thigns like a singing love-o-gram dressed as a beetle pop-up in the flick. For a late eighties romantic comedy, the plot is actually somewhat interesting and doesn't involve shenanigans with a dead boss, a secret party island, or either of the corey;s. It's good times.