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Angel Heart lures viewers into its disturbing, brutal mystery with authentic noir flair and a palpably hypnotic mood. Read critic reviews
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Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is a private detective contracted by Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to track down the iconic singer Johnny Favorite. However, everybody that Angel questions about Favorite seems to meet a tragic demise. Eventually the trail leads Angel to New Orleans where he learns that Favorite had dabbled in the black arts. As Favorite's whereabouts and true identity become clear, Angel learns that being hired by Cyphre was not a random choice.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Mystery & thriller, Horror
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Original Language: English
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Director: Alan Parker
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Producer: Elliott Kastner
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Writer: William Hjortsberg, Alan Parker
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $14.4M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Live Video
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Production Co: Carolco Pictures Inc.
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Sound Mix: Dolby, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Surround
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Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)
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Critic Reviews for Angel Heart
Audience Reviews for Angel Heart
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Psychological horror films are quite hard to pull off, but Angel; Heart on the other hand is a stunning achievement, a film that is so haunting, dark atmosphere and has a great cast of actors and a well thought out storyline. The horror steadily builds up, the way a good horror should, and here we have a picture that really does stand out among other similar films. . If you enjoy psychological horror films, Angel Heart is one of the finest that I have seen. The story is exceptionally well told, the direction is top notch and the acting is precise, immaculate and memorable. Alan Parker is a fine filmmaker and captures something wonderful here; wonderful, yet eerie, terrifying and unflinching in the way he builds up the horror. Angel Heart is a brilliant picture, a film that relies on atmosphere and a great story to let the terror unfold, and it does it very well. Angel Heart is a standout horror tale, a film that showcases a young Mickey Rourke at his very best, and with The Wrestler, I would say that this is finest work he has done. I love a well constructed horror film, and Angel Heart is most certainly that and more. The film uses striking images to make the viewer feel uneasy, and it works quite well. The way the film tackles its plot is great and it's a slow burn n terms of letting things unfold, instead of going quickly into the action, things steadily unravel, and therefore you're more on the edge of your seat. I heavily recommend the film, and Angel Heart may be one of the finest films in 1980's horror cinema.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this film, though it was creepy enough to make my skin crawl. I sensed a palpable stench of death throughout the film. The acting was excellent, even "Cosby daughter" Lisa Bonet's. DeNiro was fantastic as always; just the sight of his extra-long fingernails made me shiver. Mickey Rourke was great in his starring role as well. It's a shame what has happened to his face since this movie was released, but his new appearance does make "The Wrestler" more authentic. At its heart, this film is a mystery in which all characters have something to hide. Every stone Harry Angel overturns reveals more questions and more corpses. I also enjoyed the twin settings of New York and New Orleans in the 1950s, although the settings were more effective at contributing to character development than being really accurate at portraying the period. While the overall mood and characters were excellently drawn, the plot did have holes. Why have Angel on a quest looking for himself? Couldn't Satan have killed these people by other means? I just didn't completely buy the ending based on the events the precipitated it. All in all, I highly recommend it. Note to PIs: Never trust a client who's willing to pay ridiculously more than something's worth. He has a hidden agenda from which you may not be able to disentangle.
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It's gonna REALLY easy, if you've watched more than one suspense/horror film in your life, to figure out what's going on. Literally, I figured out what was gonna happen the moment Harry is told to look for Johnny Favorite by the strange and eccentric Louis Cyphre. Because of that tiny bit of predictability the film only gets 3.5 stars instead of the 4. Because I did find the film to be quite great. But that little predictability took away from it, if even just a little bit. This is the type of movie where it's best if you go in knowing nothing about it. I went in cold, I had an idea of the plot but none of the details and I still figured it out fairly quickly. Still, that's not to say that this isn't a compelling movie with a handful of excellent performances. Well, really Robert De Niro gives an excellent performance. He's only in a couple of scenes, but he steals every one of them with his quiet, but intense, demeanor and mysterious presence. Mickey Rourke is good but he's not really emotionally invested in the story until the last 15 minutes of the film, and he's pretty great in the climactic scenes of the film. The film very heavily relies on symbolism and visually surreal scenes in order to build up intrigue and suspense. I think it works perfectly, because even though I figured the story out at the very beginning, I was still interested in seeing how they got there. Louis Cyphre manipulates Harold into doing everything he wants him to do to get what he wants. It's implied that Harold needs to willingly do the things he's manipulated into doing for Louis to be able to collect his debt. That's pretty much all I'm gonna say without really spoiling the film. I digress, this is a great film that loses very little of its luster due to its predictability. It's still a great film with an intriguing premise, great suspense and a great cast to make up for it. I'd definitely watch this if you're a film nerd, it's definitely worth it.
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Perfectly paced and with a language, scenario and performances worthy of a good deceitful and dangerous noir, Parker directs a chilling puzzle thriller with scary demonic aspects one year before Mississippi Burning (1988). Set in a 1950s Brooklyn, Mickey Rourke plays private detective Harry Angel, who is hired by a mysterious man, Louis Cyphre, to investigate the whereabouts of Johnny Favorite, supposedly because of a personal debt that he has with Cyphre. The only task of Angel consists in reporting anything he can find about Johnny Favorite, whether he is alive or dead, and if he is alive, where. Things begin to turn nasty and disturbingly ritualistic as Angel's investigation goes deeper. With an assaulting imagery and an unprecedented genre twist (add a plot twist for messing with your mind), the film merges the film style of its decade with the mind tricks and characters of a noir while managing to avoid an X rating. Surprising and intelligent, with the always spectacular presence by the legendary Robert DeNiro, scaring audiences with carefully delivered lines of dialogue, a physical posture and a stare that would make you go: "I'm sorry, man, I really didn't mean that. Please don't kill me. Stop looking at me like that!" 77/100
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