I'm feeling the Brother John remake idea also. Religious market has proven itself sustainable. Re-do that joint but give it a darker/urban setting.

Angels in movies land in the suburbs or the wide open country. But where are our poor, huddled, masses? Isn't that where an angel should land?

Have him come ashore as a dark-skinned Cuban in Miami. No family, no papers, his background is suspect. He finds work and completely whiffs on the romantic advances of his attractive/single-mom coworker for some comedic moments.

He gets to know her and her kid who's in remission. The kid, being close to death, can "see" peculiar things about the guy. By circumstance, he's asked to babysit the kid for the day and ends up taking said kid on a magical tour of the city.

He brings inanimate things to life, makes birds kiss, etc. The kid, convinced the dude is magical, gets himself in peril and our hero angel has to save him...all while keeping his true identity hidden.

Mom and Angel's relationship grows. She's falling in love, he's trying to keep at bay. When her awkward advances finally reach a boiling point, he levels with her..."I'm an Angel." She's completely confounded.

Her kid gets sick and he goes to bat for her against the insurance company/boss. Stakes are high, money is low, chances of the kid surviving the stalling on health care are slim.

The angel sits this one out, moms is pissed like, "Why don't you save him? why doesn't God save him?" he can't tell her, doesn't know, won't say, whatever. he's now fulfilling his mission...he's been sent to see if mankind is worth saving. and he wants to know, in the absence of miracles, if man can have a heart and save each other.

They lose the insurance appeal and have to rely on the community for assistance. The people around her support the kid and the Angel's faith in mankind is renewed.

Simple. Corny. Dollar signs.

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