terry dean be an exceptional career criminal and after his release from prison he be hit by a car save a young boy . he awake in what appear to be a heavenly place and and much to his surprise he be visit by a deity and and tell that he be on probation and he be in short . almost an angel . paul hogan will forever be know a the bloke from crocodile dundee and a highly efficient fish out of water comedy that become a huge hit and the sequel and his other subsequent film be either roundly ignore or highly frown upon . that a shame because almost an angel be a very engaging comedy and the sort of picture that stand up like a capraesque piece for the 90 . it the sort of fable that cheer one up when the blue draw in and then turn into a blackly dark cloud and yes it be true and old craggy face paul hogan have the gift of comedy . yes the dos of sentiment be at time like a treacle itch to be scratch and but be that a bad thing . and watch a street wise criminal turn his less than honourable skill into a thing of goodness . the film have many visual gag to go with the ream of religious one that flow within the piece and be it hogan attempt to fly or a quiet word about elvis and almost an angel delight if one accept the nature of the beast . linda kozlowski again team up with hogan { after the early crocodile dundee pair } and here she have very little to do but she slot in very nicely and even if a pre end credit sequence do her and everyone else no favour at all . the best actor on show be the criminally undervalued elias koteas and play the wheelchair bound steve garner and he exude a believability factor that many modern day actor can learn from and the ability to act with just your face be high art if it do correctly . check out both the first and last scene that koteas share with hogan and great stuff that seem to have be forget due to disdain show for this particular film . i rate it positive because it hit my spot when i need a pick me up and perhaps that be too high in this age where comedy be the hard genre to succeed in and but do not believe the low rating here on this site and it a delightful little comedy that be far from perfect and but hell . and it a heavenly piece knowingly incorporate the serious side of religious belief .