If I believed everything that the movies showed me to be the truth then 'Made in Heaven' would make me want be in Heaven which is a luminescent garden teeming with beauty and light. I would not want to be on earth because it is a lonely cauldron of drunken despair and angst from which there is little hope.That having been said, the first half of 'Made in Heaven' is loaded with a lot of color and imagination. The second half isn't. The movie stars Timothy Hutton as Mike a likable guy who dies in an accident and goes to Heaven. There he meets a guy named Emmett who is God's personal spokeman. His aunt (Maureen Stapleton) lays out some of Heaven's rules which for my book sound a little to constricting for a place that is suppose to be the ultimate paradise. Hutton can decide where he wants to live in Heaven and he chooses a log cabin in the mountains.Heaven smiles on him even more when he meets a beauty named Annie (Kelly McGillis) who's predicament is fascinating from my point of view because she hasn't been born yet (The imagination given to this Heaven is allows it to be populated with the dead as well as the yet-to-be). By this development we now understand that their time is limited. Annie will eventually have to go back to earth to be born.Mike can't stand the thought of Heaven without her. His only hope is to go back to earth and live as someone else, the catch being that they don't remember any of their heavenly adventures together and will live separate lives completely oblivious of one another.This is where the movie grinds to a halt . . .Back on earth we meet Mike who is now Milo a musician with a bone to pick with just about everyone. His existence seems to coil up in bars and self-pity. Earth is dark and dirty and we know that it won't be too much longer until Milo and Annie who is now Ally will have a meeting before the closing credits. Why make the two oblivious of each other? Doesn't that ruin the motivation? We know what will happen to them but if they aren't looking for each other where is the momentum.My biggest problem with 'Made in Heaven' is that it moves as a snails pace. Every scene in the second half seems to run on too long and with a minimum of energy. This isn't just one of the worst climaxes I've seen in the movies, it's one of the most boring. If this movie teaches me anything it's that on the whole, I'd rather be in Heaven.

an absolute hoot, there is no film you will ever see that is as badly done as this film, terrible plot and terrible acting. i could not stop laughing at this film, it tried so hard to be heart warming but I was almost on the floor in tears by the end. my favourite part was with the choir who every time they opened their mouth's a different instrument sound came out. If you want to watch a film seriously, do not watch this, if you want to laugh at a film, that is funny for all the wrong reasons then watch it.I would have to say that this film is one of the worst films that i have ever seen.

The most amazing thing about this movie isn't how perfect, enlightening, romantic, positive and fulfilling it is, but rather how it has managed to stay out of the central focus of the mainstream movie kind lovers. Obviously you have to have a certain open mind to fully enjoy it, but if you do,and if you let yourself believe that things may be done and organized in a certain way and that our acts can and do have a direct impact on whatever happens to us and to those around us, then this movie will gently, softly and almost mystically put the pieces of the puzzle together for you. There is for each one of us a special someone and at the risk of having this turn into a weapon in cynical peoples' minds, this is the kind of movies which lets you know that you shouldn't give up, and that you should keep the fire alive. I have used this movie for the longest time to pick me up from hard times and gather myself ton continue ahead. I am positive it can do the same to you... Enjoy it!

I think this is a great movie and wish the DVD woulds be released. The concept is so original and so up lifting that it sticks in my memory. The sound track is also a wonderful mix of songs. This story explains the values of life and love more than any big budget drama I can remember. The scenes are almost dreamlike and wonderful. This film is very different than the usual Alan Rudolph film. I think this represents Alan's idealistic side. In particular, I get a real emotional kick from the ending. If you believe in fate, than you will feel a rush of emotion. All the scenes in this film generated an emotional glow. The last time I watched this film was 5 years ago, and yet It still stays with me.