A Rumor of Angels

Name: A Rumor of Angels
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Ray Liotta, Catherine McCormack

2000
PG-13
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

1.7K

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Vanessa Redgrave in A Rumor of Angels (2000)

An old woman helps a young boy resolve his feelings over the death of his mother.

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An old woman helps a young boy resolve his feelings over the death of his mother.An old woman helps a young boy resolve his feelings over the death of his mother.An old woman helps a young boy resolve his feelings over the death of his mother.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

1.7K

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Goofs
Though she carries a side by side double barreled shotgun, we hear the sound of a pump action and she fires a third shot with no sound of reloading.

Connections
Referenced in Mysterious Ways: Listen (2002)

Soundtracks
Symphony No. 39 in E Flat Major, K. 543
Menuetto: Allegretto-Trio
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
A Universal Music Group Germany

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6/10

A beautiful message, oversentimentally presented.

A boy, James (Trevor Morgan) lost his mother in a car crash, which he witnessed, two years ago. His father, Nathan (Ray Liotta), has a new wife, Mary (Catherine McCormack), and is usually away on business. Nathan never talked to James about the tragedy so James has not yet finished grieving; he resents Mary and will not accept her as a mother. Maddy Bennett (Vanessa Redgrave) is an older but still vivacious neighbour who lost her son in the war. She befriends James and helps him through the trauma.

Redgrave's acting is superb and the message of the story is beautiful but the script and direction are very emotionally manipulative, sinking into maudlin melodrama too often. Those who just want a good story and can focus on the message and Redgrave's performance will love this film; others may be put off by the excessive sentimentality.