Review of City of Angels (1998) by Claire B — 28 May 2009

Great movie.. so sad.. when nicolas cage decided to be human, meg ryan past away.. hikz :(.

This review of City of Angels (1998) was written by Claire B on 28 May 2009.

City of Angels has generally received positive reviews.

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