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Michael / L'Archange (Bilingual)

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Excellent movie that I have been looking for on dvd for a long time, I have always loved this one.

Frank Quinlan (William Hurt) is a writer for a grate American institution, a tabloid. His assignment, to retrieve an angle. He is burdened with a so-called angle expert (Andie MacDowell) for his assistance. They also carry the editor's favorite dog Sparky.

Because the angle does not like to fly they must return by road. Their road trip is more of a Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey". Michael experiences the world and everything it has to offer, while the retrievers explain, contemplate and hopefully heal from the past.

This film is brilliant! if i did't have much space for this review it would be enough to stop there! the film makes you think and start to wonder about life certain aspects of it at least, and the meaning of life.
the film tells a story of an angel who is not the stereotypical, clea, pure godly figure. the message of the film as that we are all angels. you dont have to be pure, clean or run around in white wings an a halo all day to be loved by someone an love others. sunday afternoon smiley movie me thinks!!

Now I don't for an instant classify "Michael" as a 5-Star masterpiece as, say, "Apocalypse Now," but it's definitely a great flick for its genre (romantic comedy/road movie). I don't know exactly what I was expecting -- another boring "chick flick" perhaps -- but "Michael" really surprised me. My wife and I had a great time watching it -- lots of laughs and, if you look carefully enough, even some profundities.

Michael, who is 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 (I'm a sucker for road movies). William Hurt, Andie MacDowell and Robert Patorelli 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 we see 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 miricles take place along the way (e.g. women are naturally attracted to Michael, bar fight, bull fight, etc.); you should discover them for yourself when watching the film. What struck me the most about Michael is that he had a true spirit of joy. The simple joy-of-living-itself was all over him; and this naturally had a big impact on all the people around him. This is something most of us could learn from Michael.

I was pleasantly surprised -- "Michael" is fun, charming and delightful -- not just another run-of-the-mill "chick flick" (in other words, guys will enjoy it too). Recommended.

and when I tried to peel the protection seal off, the printing of the cover started to came off with it.
Very bad quality.

No one is perfect, however, we here may try to be too perfect.
An angel on Earth is all they can be with love, hope, and charity. The movie MICHAEL shows us that even an angel does NOT
need to be Perfect. God and Love and Respect can cover a lot of
ground even here on Earth.

Thanks.
Amen

This is a very fun movie and it's done with comedic feel that works overtime. It's a feel good movie that most can relate to. I enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone that needs to laugh more, thats most everyone! John Travolta did it again.

I think this movie's sweet backplots are what make it more original than other angel movies. Definitely not a classic, but worth buying.

Yes, he could, but in Michael, he is just so awesome. An angel, but not your typical haloed angel, but just a regular-Joe type. He is truly funny as Michael and the supporting cast are great. Definitely a hit, and a very well directed, produced film. Michael will make you laugh and leave you with a just overall good feeling about things. Kick back and enjoy.

Wonderful movie, this is one of the few Travolta movies that I really like and you can watch it with anyone because it has elements to please everyone. It is very funny my favorite part has got to be near the begining when the bank gets "Smote ", probably the most hellarious part of the movie.

Your date will like it because of Travolta
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