Chicago tabloid National Mirror's editor Vartan Malt (Bob Hoskins) is looking for the next wild story. Reporter Frank Quinlan (William Hurt) gets a letter claiming to have an angel. Huey Driscoll (Robert Pastorelli) is the photographer who also owns the tabloid's mascot Sparky the Wonder Dog. Malt sends them and new hire Dorothy Winters (Andie MacDowell). He tells them that she's an angel expert but she's actually a dog trainer hired to replace Driscoll. In rural Iowa, Pansy Milbank (Jean Stapleton) has been boarding the angel Michael (John Travolta) and he isn't what the newspaper crew expected. He isn't imaginary, has wings, not very angelic, and a real ladies man.
This Nora Ephron movie seems to have a better premise than the eventual execution. Travolta is plenty charming. Hurt and MacDowell should have solid romantic potential. Pastorelli doesn't have the fun kind of comedy. There is nothing particularly wrong with this comedy except that it's not that funny. Travolta is more quirky than funny. His angel nature is never in question and the movie doesn't have the tension of questioning the truth. It's the same quirky idea again and again.
This Nora Ephron movie seems to have a better premise than the eventual execution. Travolta is plenty charming. Hurt and MacDowell should have solid romantic potential. Pastorelli doesn't have the fun kind of comedy. There is nothing particularly wrong with this comedy except that it's not that funny. Travolta is more quirky than funny. His angel nature is never in question and the movie doesn't have the tension of questioning the truth. It's the same quirky idea again and again.