Critic Reviews

Michael (1996) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Michael (1996) a score of 2.4979 out of 4

based on (73) reviews

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Excellent

(4)

Very Good

(44)

Good

(18)

Fair

(7)

Poor

(0)

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See all (4) "Excellent" Reviews

Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)

Director Nora Ephron and her co-writers, sister Delia plus Pete Dexter and Jim Quinlan (the latter two wrote the original story), bring a smart contemporary sensibility to the hokum, hilarity and heart-tugging that have made for many a classic Hollywood...read the complete Michael (1996) review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)

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kids-in-mind

John Travolta is a rather earthly angel....read the complete Michael (1996) review at kids-in-mind

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The New York Times (Stephen Holden)

The movie is so busy applying cute touches to everything and everybody that it forgets to devote enough attention to the souls Michael has come down to save....read the complete Michael (1996) review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)

See all (7) "Fair" Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

The director, Nora Ephron, displays her peerless gift for making everything seem snappy and mushy at the same time, and Travolta's performance has a slovenly, I-can-do-anything-and-you'll-still-love-me obnoxiousness....read the complete Michael (1996) review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)