Angel-A

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Sally D @TinyBee Dec 12 This movie is profoundly beautiful. I was dismayed by all the bad reviews. Did we watch the same movie? At any rate, it's full of surprises and moments of truth. Maybe some people are just too jaded to catch the lessons. Or maybe they can't stand to see a tall, beautiful, leggy woman in a wet mini dress? See more Mariana S @RT56702724 10/09/2024 My cringe-o-meter broke with this one. This movie was always cheesy, but it aged so bad. It is so mysoginistic, falls in all the common places it could possibly do, the last minutes were so violent, with thos supposed good guy yanking her by the arm repeatedly and pulling violently her hair. I was so disgusted remembering how media depicted romamce 20 years ago, I made th8s account just to rant over it. See more Jim L @RT04707191 07/09/2024 Amazing beautiful movie. A must see! See more 04/02/2021 I started watching this film because I thought it was in a supernatural or Sci-Fi genre movie. "Wait.. it's in Black and White? The audio is in French!? Ohhh Man!" I decided to watch for a few minutes to see where the story was going, and got totally involved. Early on there were a couple of times where I actually laughed. Then entered actress Rie Rasmussen's, character, which confirmed I was correct to finish watching the movie. I think the film is fun, and interesting. I'm glad I stuck with it. I note that some viewers got caught up in the "message" of the film. I just enjoyed it for the plot and the performances of the actors. See more 03/17/2021 There is clearly something wrong when the majority of the critics don't like a movie but 3/4 of the people who see it do... It's a little silly. Perhaps a bit of a boy's fantasy. But Luc Besson has an amazing eye, and cine noir Paris is gorgeous through his lens. The conclusion is a bit trite, but there are elements of a story here that I have never seen before. I love that you never actually know what's true and what's not about Angela. It may be a guardian angel story, but the twists are new and fun. See more 01/14/2021 I think the first thing that must be discussed about Angel-A is the casting. I’d never heard of either of these actors before watching the movie but they were so perfect for the roles. Having a short hairy Jamel Debbouze as the insecure liar who keeps getting himself into trouble works great, but even better is when he is contrasted with the tall and beautifully statuesque Rie Rasmussen. They are such an odd and unlikely pair that it works for this story. I love their interactions, and the contrast between the two of them. Perhaps even more remarkable is how they show the change in each of them as they spend more time together and start to rub off on one another. The emotional impact of the climax at the end of this film hit me like a ton of bricks, and a lot of that is because Rasmussen and Debbouze play out all that emotion so powerfully. There was also another intense moment earlier in the movie that made me tear up, because of what was happening and how well the actors performed the scene. There are definitely some fuzzy plot points in this movie, and I was at times a bit confused at how Angela was influencing the people they came in contact with, to do things that are totally out of character. It feels like there would be a lot of people still ready to seek retribution on André, but there are several unexplained magical things going on, so I guess we’re just supposed to let that go and assume everything will be fine. I wasn’t interested in nitpicking the film too much after I was done watching because it made me feel so good. There is a surprising amount of heart in this story, and I love some of the messages that it teaches. It focuses a great deal on the value of truth, and the power of self-confidence. I’m not sure the ending was perfect, even if it felt good, it didn’t play quite right. The conclusion threatened to undermine some of the messaging up to that point. However, when I watch this again, I might appreciate the finale more and see how it ties into the overall themes. And that’s the most important point, no matter what flaws I might have seen in the movie, I didn’t say “IF I watch this again, “ I said “WHEN” because Angel-A is a solid movie that I expect to watch multiple times in the future. See more Read all reviews

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