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6.5 out of 10

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  1. [Anonymous]
    Jun 13, 2005
    7
    Interesting view of the living and the dead. However, the film is way too slow. But that pretty good hit "iris" will be welcome on any radio station.
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  2. RosaL.
    Mar 5, 2006
    9
    I think this movie was a tear jerker . i loved it and i have watched it over and over again...
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  3. JayH
    Sep 22, 2009
    6
    Not a great film, but it's professionally done. Meg Ryan is fine in her role, but Nicolas Cage just does not quite work in his role. I am not into films with a fantasy element, but this is one of the better ones.
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  4. PatC.
    Jan 13, 2004
    4
    "Wings of Desire" in English & in color. A big It's Cute and a big So What, that's all I have to say.
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  5. DanH
    Jul 4, 2004
    10
    My favourite movie of all time so far. Yes its quite slow moving, yes it is very quiet but I think its one of the most moving films I have ever seen. The Lion King made me cry when I was a little 'un. City Of Angels made me cry now that I'm 19. Lovely film, great actors and great music means 10/10 from me. ;)
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  6. ZBobby
    Aug 24, 2006
    0
    This movie should not have even been made. It is maddening to see a Wenders masterpiece muddied by hollywood rewriting. How can you turn a trapeze artist into a heart surgeon, even worse she is played by none other than the worst actress in that high of a pay bracket. A ridiculous piece of trash at best. Where the original was one of the most philosophical and moving films I have seen in quite some time, this just mocks the original.… Expand
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  7. ovi_bz
    Feb 21, 2011
    7
    I'm attached emotionally of this movie. The two of my favorite actors are in it. The idea of a falling angel is new. There is enough "garbage" ideas in it, but i can live with them. It is revolutionary so it worth to see it at least once. Meg Ryan is great: very good acting.
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Metascore
54 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    Many will welcome the movie's interest in spirituality, but some may wonder why it's couched in a celebration of sensual pleasures ranging from sex to cigarette smoking.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    50
    This is the sort of movie in which everyone on screen is swathed in gauzy benevolence. You practically have time to say a prayer in the dead spaces between lines.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    70
    A fascinating hybrid. A Hollywood fantasy at its most fantastic, the film is equal parts true innocence and shameless calculation. Deciding whether the glass is half empty or half full depends on which part you are willing to embrace.
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