This movie could have so much better, but that's not to say it was bad. If you accept the fact that this was filmed as if it were made in the past and come to see of it more as a dream of her real life more than the actual reality of it (does that make sense?), then it seems a he...( read more)
Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Lucy Russell
A dreary city tenement provides backdrop to this tale of exclusion and the magic it takes to become accepted.
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November 17, 2008
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October 27, 2009
Angel was disappointing. The acting was over the top,the lead character was vile and the dialogue was embarassing to listen to but the most awful thing about it was the special effects(any scene that featured transport),they were cringe worthy. Still its oddly watchable.
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August 2, 2009
This extremely kitsch and flamboyant piece is wonderfully done, while being too classic, but in a beautiful way.
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June 4, 2009
GOOD one, though i dont really liked the story of Angel Deverell but thats the treality sometimes we wish everything were a fairytale, but not the case though!
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March 10, 2009
Jaw-droppingly awful.
I think I only watched it the whole (extended version) way through because I couldn't believe what my eyes and ears were telling me (my poor tortured senses).
Redeeming features you ask: Sam Neill and Charlotte Rampling (and Lucy Russell isn't bad), though...( read more) -
January 29, 2009
the actress was beautiful, but annoyng and naive. i mean, c'mon! she let her husband come home like 5 times and she said just "oh, darling i'm so glad your back. now our lives can get back the way the way they were!".
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January 28, 2009
Wrong life. Everybody was pretty much annoying, more or less. Had some moments, some beautiful images, but not much to it.
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