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A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.
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| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonWenders’ ideas, emotions--and his characters--eventually do converge in a stately manner, rewarding the patient with a stunning, enlarging vision of human experience, a melding of the material and spiritual worlds. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesPeter KeoghLike Mr. Wenders's previous film, last year's "Until the End of the World," this one begins as a swirl of dazzling ambition and at midpoint turns into a mess. Even so, and even at 2 hours and 20 minutes, it is one of the more intriguing messes on screen. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliUnlike its predecessor, this is not a light, mystical romance, but a somewhat muddled narrative that ends up resembling an offbeat action/adventure movie. It's still a film about issues -- humanity, the soul, time, and Nazism -- but it lacks many of the "art" aspect of Wings, relying more on straightforward storytelling. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyLike the original, Wings 2 is endearing, even if it is a spiritual muddle. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrThe eccentric performances make this otherwise flawed film work. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt's a mess, but it's Wenders' mess, and that means that there are any number of salvageable parts to the whole. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonFaraway...is vaguely deflating, a film that doesn't build to a powerful climax so much as gradually run out of air. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyOverlong and ultra-slow, this meditation on the sad state of things will tax the patience of even dedicated Wenders fans. |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonThe movie meanders for two and a half hours, has glaring continuity gaps, and repeatedly confuses self-consciousness with irony, sincerity with significance. There are grace notes here, but Wenders' ambitions seem far, far away. |