sol1218 **SPOILERS** Getting killed on the golf course by a loose ball stock broker Sterling Brooks, Cameron Bancroft, ends of in this heavenly way-station where it's to be decided, by a Heavenly Counsel, where and what his final destination will be; Heaven or that other place. This will be decided on in what actions Sterling takes when he goes back on earth when he's to correct the mistakes he made while he was still alive.Being guided by his Guardian Angle Joe, Greg Evlgan, Sterling will find out that his mission is to save both Annie Campbell, Erika Elenika, and her daughter Marissa, Nickol Tschenscher, from the notorious Badgett Brothers Junior & Eddie, Eli Gabry & Craig March. It's Junior Badgett whom Amie is slated to testify against in an arson an attempted murder case that she's the only witness to.It takes a while for Sterling to get the hang of being dead as well as invisible to those, like Amie and Marissa, back on earth. It takes even longer for the not that on the ball, in realizing what his relationship is with both Amie & Nickol, Sterling to throw off his hang ups, like disliking kids, and realize that he lived a life of nihilism and self absorption not feeling or caring for those whom he hurt in the process.As Sterling starts to connect with both Amie & Marissa he not only finds his long lost humanity for his fellow human being but becomes visible to both of them. As all this is happening Marissa feeling left out, by being locked up in her home for her own protection, in the world sneaks out of her mom's and granny's, Norah Campbell, house to go ice-skating with her friends.Spotted by Eddie Badgett and his henchmen they end up kidnapping Marissa holding her hostage in that it will persuade her mom not to testify against his brother Junior in court. That all had to do with Amie, who was the singer at a party thrown by the Badgett's, overhearing Junior brag about torching Hans Kramer's, Udo Kler, home-which he later did-in retaliation for Hans being late on a loan that he owed him. As if burning down Hans house wasn't enough Junior also plans to murder him after he gets his money from Hans in order, in him being a notorious loan shark, just to keep in practice! If Amie testifies in court to what she heard Junior say he'll be put on ice, or the clink, for the rest of his miserable life! It's now up to Sterling to rescue Marissa from the Badgett Mob and thus have her mom feel safe in testifying against Junior Badgett.As things turn out it's not Sterling who ends up saving the day but someone else who, like Sterling, came back from the "other side" to straighten things out. And that more then anything else will not only save both Marissa and, if it's possible to save someone's life who's dead already, Sterling lives but turn the murderous Badgett Brothers, or at lest Eddie, into decent and law abiding citizens!A lot like the 1946 classic Christmas movie "It's a Wounderful Life" the 2002 made for TV film "He Sees You when You're Sleeping" hits all the right notes in its giving Sterling another chance in redeeming himself so he can be accepted as an angle in heaven. As for Guardian Angle Joe he's still hard at work with saving other persons assigned to him in having them clear up the messes they left on earth after they passed away! But now Joe has fellow Guardian Angle Sterling Brooks to help him out with his heavy workload.

helpless_dancer This clunker didn't know if it wanted to be a comedy or a drama. I sat through all of it but knew where it was leading all the way. The book was probably better, which makes me wonder why I spent 2 hours on this cornball "chiller". I've seen worse, but wish I'd bypassed it.

FilmLabRat Movie has provoking ideas about the afterlife, second chances and values. Tries too hard to be crime thriller, melodrama and kids movie, all at the same time. If the plot were not a bit too predictable and saccharine, could be a deep and interesting film. At least the ending is rather unexpected.

MeggiesNicky It's one thing to put a movie on TV. Another to shoot one and put it directly on TV. Another to shoot a movie as if you never intended to do anything with it other than put it on TV. And man does this one smell of video!The story's okay, with some adaptations from the novel, but that's no big deal. I can forgive that. I can even forgive the sappiness of the stoy; judge a movie on its own genre.What I can't forgive is the production. I admit that PAX is no big media centre, but surely they can still draw a little better talent than the casting for this flick. The leads all look like they're doing a commercial for local TV or else hamming it up in a civic theatre. People sometimes seem to forget that when there's a camera involved, they don't need to act out as they might on stage.What's worse is the cinematography which is framed like a daytime drama, and lit with less creativity than that. The staging is simple -- two people talking should face each other in the middle of the room. The action should be center-stage. Et cetera.You can bear with it, but the production doesn't do half justice to what the authors of the novel deserve...