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Janet Maslin, New York Times: Startlingly original at first, Wings of Desire is in the end damagingly overloaded. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Wings of Desire is one of Wenders's most stunning achievements. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: A fantasy that... goes right in spite of its solemn style. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The film evokes a mood of reverie, elegy and meditation. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A soaring vision that appeals to the senses and the spirit Read more
Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Underneath its melancholia and mind-boggling, even bothersome metaphysics, it's the simplest (well, almost) story ever told -- angel meets girl, angel gets girl. Read more