Angel Heart
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Actor: Brownie McGhee, Charlotte Rampling, Lisa Bonet, Mickey Rourke, Robert De NiroDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-03-26
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Live / Artisan
Movie Reviews of Angel Heart
Movie Review: An excellent combination of Film Noir and Horror
Summary: 5 Stars
Angel Heart takes us into the America of 1950s, when colored people still had seperate seats on buses. The story starts with a classic Film Noir opening. The unkempt, unshaven and heavily smoking private eye (Mickey Rourke) is called by a lawyer working on the behalf of a mysterious man named "Louis Cypher" (Robert DeNiro). Mr. Cypher is trying to track down a lost contract, and hires private detective Harold Angel.From then on, the story goes off track as detective Angel is thrown into a web of burtal murders and sinister connections.
There's a very remarkable thing about "Angel Heart". Everybody in the cast and crew deliver a brillant job. There is not a single glitch in the texture. The settings are superb, vividly reflecting the era. Every character, even the functionless pedestrians, are thought on. Both Mickey Rourke and De Niro display outstanding acting, delivering very cleverly written lines in equally brillant acting (I will never look at an egg the same way again). Lisa Bonet, the third major character, is just as brillant although her act is small. Those among you who know her from Cosby Show are in for a big surprise, for Ms. Bonet is as un-Cosbyish as she can get.
Powerful occult images are beautifuly brought home. This is also a rare quality in horror where we usually see actors quoting directly from Crowley or La Vey.
In many ways, this is a one-man film, and Mr. Rourke deals very nicely with the almost impossible role he is portraying. As we watch his life go to pieces, we do not just derive this fact from the happenings around him. We see Harold Angel go to pieces, we witness his despairs and angers, and his thrashings as he slowly sinks to the bottom of himself.
To conclude, Angel Heart is a very remarkable film. Two classical plots, one being the mysterious detective assignment, the other being the hand-in-hand walk of the protagonist and antagonist, are masterfully blended into each other. This is a must for any horror fan, or anyone who likes to view a good film regardless of the genre.
Summary of Angel Heart
Publisher: Stitches from the Heartland Book Nbr: Year: 1997 Easy Condition: New Two folk art designs: Heart Live well love much and Angel in heart While mortals sleep the angels keep their watch of wandering loveSimilar DVD Movies
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