Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet
A gumshoe private investigator is hired by a mysterious and malevolent client to find a missing crooner who owes him on a debt, but when the PI starts his investigation he is thwarted by the murders o...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 23, 1998
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February 28, 2009I'm not in the least surprised that other reviewers either love this or hate it to bits - I also bet that it's the younger users to whom the nature of the visual narrative of the film - the way it's all told to us, the viewer - may seem a bit dated. And to a point, they're right ...( read more)
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October 24, 2008Detective Angel (Mickey Rourke) is hired by a mysterious, sartorial client (Robert De Niro) to track down a missing man, and the search leads him to new Orleans and a voodoo cult. Supernatural film noir with a very chilling twist, if you don't guess it early on.
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September 27, 2008Alan Parker is one of those guys that doesn't try to do the same thing twice (the guy did The Wall for Christ sakes). What he does with Angel Heart is take a well worn formula (the gum shoe detective) and give it a bit of a twist (supernatural voodoo) that gives us a film that ke...( read more)
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September 18, 2008An all-around cool movie, Angel Heart boasts that same surreal, creepy feeling as Jacob's Ladder. Unlike Jacob's Ladder, though, Angel Heart's story is a very easy one to guess, despite its twists. Still, the excellent acting, moody atmosphere and quirky characters make it a gr...( read more)
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November 20, 2009Not a very well thought out story, but some interesting
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November 17, 2009I will start this by saying that after watching the wrestler, I was interested in Mr Rourke's work and thought I would re visit this movie.. I am away from home working in New Orleans and it was so strange to see some of the very places I have been visiting during my work here in...( read more)
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November 6, 2009Mickey Rourke con quel cappotto da investigatore privato era perfetto.
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