An angel, Seth (Nicolas Cage), on a mission to pick up a soul, is enamored of a woman, Dr. Maggie Rice (Meg Ryan), he comes across. Even though he is supposed to be invisible, she looked straight at him as a man. From that point on, he contemplates maintaining life with her. Unfortunately, they are different species.
A chance encounter with a mysteriously sensitive and understanding hospital patient, Nathaniel Messinger (Dennis Franz), opens up Seth’s opportunity by explaining that, due to free will, Seth can die and be reborn as a human if he wants to.
But does Seth want to give up immortality? And at what cost?
Maggie does not believe in angels, so how will she react?
This film has some excellent photography, and the pictures of Tahoe make you want to live there forever.
The film was based, but not exactly copied from, an earlier movie, “Wings of Desire” (1987).
If you are interested in fallen angels, then you cannot miss “The Horn Blows at Midnight” (1945).
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