Sorry, this movie sucks

Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

**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.

He Sees You When You're Sleeping is one of several Mary Higgins Clark adaptations; it stars Erika Eleniak, Cameron Bancroft and Greg Evigan.***May Contain Spoilers*** This TV movie is about this self-centred, selfish superficial stockbroker Sterling Brooks (Cameron Bancroft) who dies before his time in some random freak accident. In order to secure himself a place in heaven, Sterling is given the opportunity to redeem himself by helping out single mom Annie Campbell (Erika Eleniak) and her daughter Marissa, who are in the witness protection program, from nasty mobsters who will stop at nothing - including murder - to prevent Annie from testifying against them.Like most TV movies, it was a little on the cheesy side, but that is something I really enjoy. It's nice to sit down and watch something you know isn't real, but maybe, just maybe it COULD happen!Although the movie had somewhat strange and silly ideas about the afterlife and what not, I found that quite charming in a weird and wonderful sort of way.The only thing I didn't really like about this movie was Greg Evigan's performance as the guardian angel Joe, I just felt it was really badly acted compared to everyone else in the film.Cameron was really enjoyable to watch, I think my grandma now has a slight crush on him, but it's all good!! When he first "came back to earth" you really rooted for people to be able to see him and know he was there.Erika was as always excellent in this movie, it was great seeing her play something a little different and nice seeing her play a mommy to a little girl. There was a great chemistry between the actresses on screen and you really wanted to see Annie get back home to be with her daughter for Christmas.If you like a good drama/fantasy style movie, then this is definitely worth the watch, I know I'll watch it again (and again)

Pretty actors in one of the worst TV movies I have ever seen. Don't get me wrong - I like bad movies, but this just seems to go on and on. It isn't that the acting is particularly bad, it's just boring. I thought it was almost over only to find it had an hour left. I used it for noise value and cleaned the house.

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...