Review of Wings of Desire (1987) by Jim H — 31 Oct 2014
An angel falls in love with a human woman and decides to become one of her kind.
The inspiration for the Hollywood tear-jerker City of Angels, Wim Wenders's film is decidedly un-Hollywood. Filled with existential reflections and poorly paced, the film is more meditation than plot and story, more philosophical musing than love story. It feels long, though only a little over two hours.
Peter Falk, who apparently is an ex-angel, plays himself, and this dash of reality seems incongruent with the fantasy that permeates the rest of the film.
Overall, I didn't like either the Hollywood or European version of this story because both seem too far to the ends of extremes.
This review of Wings of Desire (1987) was written by Jim H on 31 Oct 2014.
Wings of Desire has generally received very positive reviews.
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