Michael Reviews

It is interesting to note that even though, thanks to ‘Pulp Fiction’, John Travolta made one of the most impressive comebacks ever, he still continued to make his share of flops but he always managed nonetheless to remain on the A list this time. This flick is one of those turkeys and it is arguably one of the least popular movies starring Travolta. Honestly, even though I had some low expectations, I don’t think it was that bad at all and I enjoyed most of it. Indeed, I thought it was pretty neat to have an angel portrayed as a misfit. I mean, if I recall correctly, he was not really a thug, just an angel who wanted to enjoy what life has to offer and I thought it was an interesting idea. I thought that Travolta did a decent job and William Hurt was just really good, as usual. Hurt is a terrific actor, one of the best in the 80’s, and I will never understand how he just disappeared from the limelight in the 90’s. A real shame and waste of talent. Andie MacDowell was not bad and charming as usual but rather underused, I’m afraid. Still, even though I thought it was not bad at all, it was still nothing really impressive. The point is that even though Nora Ephron started with an interesting idea, there was an obvious lack of any ambition and the whole thing never went much further than your standard romantic comedy and that was rather disappointing. Still , to conclude, in spite of its reputation, I still think it is a rather decent comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like John Travolta.

This is that phase of John Travolta's career that everyone refers to that his role in Pulp Fiction saved, but wait, this came two years after the Tarrantino classic? What was Travolta thinking? Maybe he realized that he gets more credit for the good roles he chooses by blinding everyone with the bad ones. PS, this movie sucks. I mean, Andie MacDowell + William Hurt = zero chemistry.