Akim Chir, Eric Balliet, Gilbert Melki
A beautiful woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together.
DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007
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September 14, 2009A welcome return from Luc Besson the director. A well acted and beautifully filmed love story, although the story was slightly predictable and slightly flawed it really is a fantastic contemporary version of a classic story. More please Mr Besson!
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September 12, 2009When a downtrodden small timer tries to kill himself when faced with insurmountable debts, he meets his guardian angel in the form of a statuesque beauty. Beautifully photographed in and around Paris, Angel-A sees Luc Besson returning to the familiar territory of French cinema in...( read more)
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July 12, 2009A film that progressively satisfies, the further you watch and is full of metaphorical value.
Quirky, yet grounded (as much as a story about an Angel can be). Great characters, enjoyable storyline, something that reminded me in it?s theme to ?It?s a Wonderful Life?. -
February 7, 2009A moralistic tale about a man, Andre, who gets a second chance in life when he meets Angela, a tall, femme fatale whom he saves from a suicide bid in the Seine River. The two spend a memorable summer night in nearly deserted Paris where Angela exposes herself as a true angel, sen...( read more)
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September 23, 2008Acclaimed writer/director Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, Leon, and The Fifth Element) returns to live action filmmaking with Angel-A for the first time since 1999's misfire "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc" with mixed results. Filmed in beautiful black and white photograph...( read more)
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October 6, 2009Uma fábula psicológica, ultra-romântica, filmada a preto e branco e interpretada por dois actores no auge da representação: Jamel Debbouze está transcendente e Rie Rasmussen é uma revelação inesquecível.
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August 15, 2009An attempt suicide brings 2 persons together. I love the black and white scene. Typical Besson movie and yet my anticipation was satisfied.
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Critic Reviews
June 21, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
June 14, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
The strained fairy tale feels like writer/director Luc Besson's effort to move beyond the pop giddiness of La Femme Nikita and The Fifth Element to a mature statement about issues important to him, bu... full review
June 2, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The overall experience of the movie is of something fresh. And while it inhabits a pretty rough world, of Parisian gangsters and loan sharks, the film has a warm spirit. full review
May 25, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Visually arresting but flawed. Its strongest asset is the stunningly poetic cinematography by Thierry Arbogast. full review
May 25, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Angel-A never finds the heart in a promising It's a Wonderful Life premise. full review
May 24, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
As I watched it, I found myself wishing it were just a little loopier. But the picture is still seductive and pleasing. full review
May 24, 2007
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
This movie will make you feel better about life in general, and, in particular, about Paris, which has never looked more magnificent than in Thierry Arbogast's cinematography. full review
May 20, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Besson's first behind-the-camera outing since 1999's The Messenger is as skeletal as his model-turned-leading lady. full review
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June 13, 2007I watched that a few years ago in the watershed in Bristol. My sixthfrom year group stayed in Bristol and got to see this as something like a directors preveiw. we were told it wasnt a mainstream film, so most of us thought it would be boring but it wasnt it was fantastic!
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