Almost an Angel
Almost an Angel ★½ 1990 (PG)
Another in a recent spat of angels and ghosts assigned back to earth by the head office. A life-long criminal (Hogan) commits a heroic act and finds himself a probationary angel returned to earth to gain permanent angel status. He befriends a wheelchair-bound man, falls in love with the guy's sister, and helps her out at a center for potential juvenile delinquents. Melodramatic and hokey in places, relying too much on Hogan's crocodilian charisma. 98m/C VHS . Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Elias Koteas, Doreen Lang, Charlton Heston; D: John Cornell; W: Paul Hogan; C: Russell Boyd.
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