The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 93

WEEKEND MOVIES Almost an Angel has an endearing leading man By RYAN MURPHY MOVIE REVIEW delivery as comfortable as a broken-in pair of Levis A veritable mate But those characteristics are what makes Hogan and ultimately Almost an Angel so easy and fun to watch The film is no holiday classic by any means but it's a good family film in a season overrun with violence and sex and bad morals It deserves to find an audience namely because of the endearing qualities of its leading man Hogan plays a criminal and electronics whiz who is a pro at ingeniously robbing banks His glamorous career is cut short however when he rushes into the street to save a tot and is run over by an oncoming car Very quickly he meets a heavenly spirit played with gusto and a hint of spoof by Charlton "Moses" Heston and returns to Earth where he attempts to atone for his past cor- neath all the bravado lurks a good guy after all Religious and spiritual themes are subtly woven into the remainder of the film which after a brisk amusing start chugs slowly toward a frothy and not completely satisfying conclusion Koteas and Kozlowski are fine and believable in their slightly cliched parts but aren't really given much to do this is after all a star vehicle for Hogan And Hogan is up to the responsibility of carrying the film He has a knack for comedy and even as some parts of Almost an Angel demonstrate saccharine if effective drama He's good-natured sweet and entirely harmless Much like the film he stars in Almost an Angel is the cinematic equivalent of eggnog It packs no punch but warms the spirit nonetheless Herald Entertainment Writer Paul Hogan's Almost an Angel which he stars in wrote and executive produced is a film fueled almost entirely by charm There's not much plot little suspense and a mere soupcon of character development But what it does have is warmth and integrity galore Hogan the Australian actor who rocketed to fame and fortune with the multimillion-dollar success of the sleeper hit 'Crocodile' Dundee and its sequel is a ruddy little guy with a big heart and a sly dazzling smile who does more with a wink than any actor since Elizabeth Montgomery on the TV sitcom Bewitched He's not as smooth as Montgomery's snazzy witch however: There's no patina of class or breeding hovering about him He's rough and backward and clumsy with his ALMOST AN ANGEL (PG) Cast: Paul Hogan Elias Koteas Linda Kozlowski Director: John Cornell Producer John Cornell Screenwriter: Paul Hogan Cinematographer: Russell Boyd Music: Maurice Jarre A Paramount release Running time: 97 minutes No objectionable material ruption Back on Earth and on the lam he comes to the aid of the dying Steve (Elias Koteas) who operates a children's recreation center and his bitchy sis Rose (Hogan's real-life wife Linda Kozlowski) thus proving that under TED DANSON STEVE GUTTENBERG TOM SELLECK 4-3 jMiiiflSI sit inH' 'jB JiyXIKSBi 2 idti mm mmmmx trass Hit litiwiu nnn aims eoaawnmmmnM mbur tgNMHi sowroa Mi csam uc comet asc CD jj to 3b flwwnnjr Qiatm prams Mickey Mbbx fcts fim animated faturrm almost a itak THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER CD CD PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED -g SOMCIMTERUHUy MOT eCSUTTAlE FOB CHILDREN Pictures I WOWTCO HfAfdS I pi ii dai rtxiu hirkl KENDALL 9 uiTciu gcneralonemfVS NOW KENDALL Dfi pJSrog WESTBIRD 8 CUAAIMr WEST Of FLA nmw "SO' SW 40TH ST SHOWING Wggg wSS 227-0276 AurrnAnxs urAMimt GfNtRAi CIM MA GENERAL CINEMA i imVSji WOMETCO PEMBROKE PINES CINEMA 10 MARINA 8 MUM MILLER SQUARE 8 VBKU nM" AT MRACLE CENTER 18741 BSCAYNE LAKES 10 MILLER RD 6H SWPIESBLVD 3301 CORAL WAY FXVD AT MAIN 6V LUDLAM I37TH AVE FLAMINGO RD i 442-2299 931-2873 558-3810 387-3494 MTTOO AMC MATRES AMCTHFA1HS AMC THEATRES AMC THEATRES ijaMJm SHERIDAN 7 OMNI 10 OCEAN WALK 10 BAKERY CENTRE 7 thf SHERIDAN ST OMNI 333 HARRISON ST US 1 AT RED ROAD paimftio liiv -NATIONAL HOLLYWOOD BEACH (57TH AVE) rMjvici 987-4680 358-2304 920-6330 662-4841 MtMj AMC THEATRES Abo Broward At: SOUTH DADE 6 Fomiaiu Gnio Mn city 10 Eo" Fo Pompano Clrmo 4 Dtlld Man 8 Coral Savor SW 185THST Drtray Squar MIMlon lay Mten PaiH 251-1044 U)altE3)HUIorM MriW WOMETCO THEATRES MUVICO THEATERS INTBACOASML iiKkiwS amc THEATRES NOW KENDALL 9 CALIFORNIA CLUB 6 THEATRE MfUYoSS'IX 7 COCO WALK 8 SHOWING KENDALLOR 850 IVES DAIRY RD IWFIU 3015GRANDAVE OnWIIMO WSTOLATURNPIKE 2-8558 jj jggM AUT iHf ATDf GENERAL CINEMA'S AMC AMC THEATRES WOMETCO ASJilirS5 OUMI in HIALEAH MALL OF BAKERY CENTRE 7 BYRON-CARLYLE 7 SOUTH DADE OMNI 10 PALMETTO EXPWY THE AMERICAS 1 AT RED ROAD 5O0-7IST STREET 1 OMNIINRNATKNAL PAiNTPo3RD PALMETTO X-WAY 836 (57TH LAVE MIAMIBEACH SW'ST 358-2304 5570688 266-0646 662-4841 886-963 251-1044 GENERAL CINEMA'S AMC THEATRES AEAIS CINEMA A CINEMA 10 OCEAN WALK 10 SHERIDAN 7 PEMBROKE PINES 8 UNtNIA 4 to pompono AT MIRACLE CENTER 333 HARRISON ST 4999 SHERiDAN ST PINES BLVD 120 UNIVERSITY DO 0- uoi 330 CORAiWAY HOLLYWOO0 BEACH HOLLYWOOD FLAMINGO RO PEMBROKE PKES 4422299 9206330 987-4680 437-7790 432-5225.