Angela
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Movie Reviews of Angela
Movie Review: A Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
So many other great reviews so I will keep this short. I agree with all the previous superlatives and accolades. This movie touches just about every human emotion we have. It is almost like a fairy tale adapted to a modern setting. The acting is superb, the music quirky in a good way, and the photography is excellent. Yes, there are some "sophmore moments" with boom Mics but overall the strong story and acting more than make up for these very minor mistakes.
What makes this movie so special is the young actress who plays Angela. Miranda Stuart Rhyne is so effortless in her part that I am completely at a loss to explain how she could NOT have been nominated for some sort of award. I have never seen such an ethereal and haunting performance from any other "child actor". You look at Dakota Fanning or Jodie Foster and nether of them have the same sort of screen presence that Miranda has. And there is something about her that is almost magical. In various parts of the movie she doesn't even look like the same person. In part this is due to different hairstyles, makeup, clothes etc. but I have never a seen a movie where a single actor's face could look so different from scene to scene. I have never seen anything like this with any other actor/actress...ever. Sadly, her career as an actress pretty much ended after this movie (only a few bit parts and a couple of shorts). Her touching portrayal of a girl coping with the horror of a family ripped apart (n this case by mental illness) will touch a deep and troubled chord in a LOT of people.
If I had to grab just a handful of DVDs for my "desert island collection" this one would be included. Truly, a lost treasure.
Movie Review: Hidden treasure
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoy discovering obscure, little known films that turn out to be little gems and hidden teasures of cinematic art. You almost have to find these films by accident to be aware of them. WALKABOUT is one. PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK is another. ANGELA can be added to the list of these pleasant surprises.
I think it would be very difficult to verbally describe what this film is about in such a way to prepare a prospective viewer as to what to expect. I read the reviews and customer comments and must admit the film was completely different than my preconceived notions had led me to believe. The only thing I could say is it is about two little girls and how the depression and mental illness of their mother influence and affect their view of the world in which they live.
Usually I prefer crisp, brightly and clearly filmed movies. This one has a murky, grainy quality to it that I would usually abhor. However I realized after viewing it that this murky graininess contributed significantly to the mood and atmosphere of the film. The music that was chosen also contributed to this atmosphere.
One who is offended by child nudity should probably avoid ANGELA, as the filmmaker obviously had no qualms about showing both girls (10 and 6) in more than a few scenes in sundry stages of nakedness. Nevertheless, these scenes (casual, spontaneous),just as the graininess and music, also contributed to forming the interesting atmosphere of the film. It would have suffered if any of these mood-setting devices had been omitted.
Hats off to Rebecca Miller for ANGELA, a unique and wonderfully made gem that I would highly recommend.
Movie Review: A dark odyssey of a tween's quest toward's self enlightment
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a provocative and rare example of when American goth art combines with American cinematic genius. Fans of David Hamilton may especially apperciate the artistic visuals of the young star, Angela, and her younger sister.
This film requires an open mind and one who apperciates all colors of art from darkness to light.
It brings you through the very real private journeys and experences of a young girl becoming a young woman. As with most girls at the character's age, Angela becomes isolated from her family and friends in order to find the answers to her inner questions on her own.
Many of the scenes are somber and distubring but beautiful.
The plot, in short, is about a eleven or twelve year old girl named Angela living with her sister and Mother in rural America. Throughout the film, she is engrossed in her own journey to discover how she might gurantee her place in Heaven someday. The more she searches the more obsessed this quest becomes. She soon finds herself in a world of angels and demons fighting for her soul.
Meanwhile, her Mothers becomes mentally ill. This too becomes a part of Angela's quest for understanding and finding her salvation. All the while, her young sister, five or so, stays timidly at her side, quietly attempting to make sense of her family's challenges and sister's fasination with another world.
The film invites you into the dark place that exists in every young woman's search for idenity and place.
Movie Review: Surprising artful release
Summary: 5 Stars
I was hesitant to view this , mainly do to the controversial brief scenes of child nudity. However when I watched this I was treated to a wonderfully woven tell of heaven and hell and the personal tragedies that this family goes through. The mother in this film is seriously mentally ill. She is not a bad person but her decline in sanity effects Angela and her sister. All they want if for their mother go get better and for them to be a happy family again. Angela is basically trying to keep her little sister safe and help both of them to become better people so that their mom can get better. The children involve themselves in many rituals like making a circle out of toys. Toward the end Angela finds hope in being Baptized properly would make her a good girl and she takes her sister out to the water. This was a well crafted movie exploring what was going in the children's minds. After they moved they live next door to a woman who is quite ill herself very obsessive compulsive, she goes almost in a trance to the mail box at all hours of the night. Angela seeks information from this woman as to how to get closer to god. I could see this film being enjoyed by those who seek out child nudity but the scenes were tasteful and not pornographic. This is a great movie to watchMovie Review: Superior film and wonderful young heroine
Summary: 5 Stars
You never know for sure what a film will be like when you order it. Sometimes you are pleased, sometimes not. Angela is truly a superior film and it exceeeded my expectations. The storyline took a sad turn with the mental instability of Angela's mother and how she had to be placed in an institution. However, I was more than uplifted by the job done by the girl who played Angela and how she kept seeking God and Heaven. Miranda Stuart Rhyne's performance was most enchanting. This is the best movie that I have bought from Amazon to date. I really felt for Angela as she fought her nightmares and kept on her spiritual journey. I will watch this movie again and again and that is not something that I do very often. The young teen actress did a better acting job here than most actors and actresses do that are two or three times her age! She should have a spectacular film career ahead of her! I highly recommend this movie!