SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

cinemajesty Film Review: "Angel-A" (2005)The most unlikely characters come together at Luc Besson's first film after a six-year-break from an disappointed, overly ambitious, "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc" (1999) starring Milla Jovovich, when here an independently-received as charming cinematic black-and-white gem comes along in form of an relationship between a small-time, in-town criminal and a long-legged blonde model "pret-a-porter" character of title-given "Angel-A", portrayed by Rie Rasmussen to the maximum of joyful seduction, enchanting edge-striking actor Jamel Debbouze, known for playing the character of Lucien in world-famous French-export-cinema "Amelie" directed by visionary director Jean-Pierre Jeunet as Luc Besson in his own right must recoup visual story-telling means of a past era of cinema-loving splendor, with counting on already-exhibited pictures as "Le grand bleu" (1988) and "Le cinquième élémente" (1997), to let "Angel-A" become a precision-test, just shot by entrusted as long-term befriended cinematographer Thierry Arbogast in compelling angles in eternal favors of the City of Paris, surrounding quarters as "Montmatre" and "Tour de Eiffel" in stunningly-captured exterior shooting days of less than 50 days in Summer of 2005 to present an unspectacular but honest motion picture of out-of-ordinary way of living in European's metropolis "Paris" with close regards toward the character of North-African immigrant Andre Moussah, completely filled out with beat, humour and bits of action by actor Jamel Debbouze, while Luc Besson as main-time executive producer of the 2000 founded company of "EuropaCorp" keeping close ties to Hollywood for the usual now more Disney Enterprises, Inc. owned "20th Century Fox" presentation as smash-hit-trilogy "Taken" (2008-2015) attracting Hollywood star as Liam Neeson to play action-oriented title roles. Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

Framescourer One part Les Amants du Pont Neuf, one part Wings Of Desire this is a quirky, entertaining but - underneath its skin - fairly predictable and sentimental story about the dispossessed soul.Angel-A might or might not be one (an angel, dummy). Jamel Debbouze as Andre is certainly not, being as guilty of being naive as he is of frittering away ill-gotten funds. However, his golden heart saves the rather translucent one that Angel-A has tucked away in whatever spare wrinkle of space there is under Rie Rasmussen's tightly wound mini- dress. It's a parable about many things and, Luc Besson being who he is, it's not shy of talking about the power of infatuation as well as more chaste love. The characters are nicely played and stylishly filmed although their dialogue doesn't necessarily have the panache.This is a film about people and Paris that swings between the unusual and the predictable. if it had been made by anyone with less sense of fun I think I'd have liked it less. 6/10

ThreeGuysOneMovie So I was searching around the media sites for something to watch the other night and after going through Netflix, Vudu, and Hulu, I didn't see anything that really caught my eye. Finally I gave Crackle a look and I stumbled across this movie by Luc Besson from back in 2005. I enjoyed the Leon: The Professional and La Femme Nikita so I figured I would give this one a try.The story revolves around Andre a down on his luck immigrant living in Paris. He seems to owe money to everyone in the city and they are looking to collect by whatever means necessary. Facing an untimely death anyway, Andre decides to take his own life by jumping into a river.Before he can jump he meets a six foot tall blonde woman named Angela who is also attempting to kill herself in the same fashion. She jumps, and Andre jumps in to save her. Andre manages to pull her out of the river, and Angela, in order to pay back Andre for saving her life, tells Andre that she is going to help him earn back the money he owes so that he can start his life fresh.It is not really giving anything away here to tell you that Angela is actually and Angel that was sent down to save Andre's life. (Angela = Angel-A get it? Oh luc you sly devil you.) Basically, what you are looking at here is 2 parts Its a Wonderful Life and 1 Part Wings Of Desire. Everything about Angel-A is largely derivative and this movie isn't bringing anything new to the table. Just like Wings the movie was shot in black and white and we get to see lots a scenes of architecture from around the city. The black and white doesn't really add any depth to this film.I didn't recognize the two leads from anything else I had seen. Jamel Debbouze was OK as Andre but his performance seems a bit over the top. He chews through his scenes like the Tasmanian devil from the Looney Tunes cartoons. Rie Rasmussen started off with a decent performance but he character gets more and more ham fisted as the movie progress.Angel-A can safely be skipped. If you haven't seen Wings of Desire yet then I highly recommend checking that film out instead.

pchohan0503 Here's me beef: First, why does every damn Hollywood movie have to have a love story intertwined in it? Can't two people from the opposite sex grow close and not get married or have sex after? This message that opposite sex relationships end in intercourse or love is so recurrent, I can't think of a single movie or story where a man and women cooperate together without sex, unless they are depicted as siblings. What consequences does this have? It tells me that I can't have male friends, and if I do they probably want to sleep with me. It tells men that there are two kinds of relationships with female friends, those that end in sex and those that simply end once she gets a boyfriend. Such repetitive portrayals of men and women normalize the idea that opposite sex friendships lead to happily ever after, and that not only limits opposite sex friendships but sets the stage for bizarre and at times, unfounded expectations from both parties. I have heard women say, he's only my friend because he wants to sleep with me, and likewise I have heard men say she's my friend but I'm in love with her. I am not stating falling in love with your friend is wrong, but the narrow set of options we have in exploring ourselves and others in opposite sex relationships is so limited and unrealistic, it pushes automatic heterosexual attraction, monogamy and the unfortunate fallacy of happily ever after.Second, why is an unattractive man who are lying, cheating, gambling, drinking, whatever else that one can possibly do to be a lowlife, paired with a beautiful, supermodel angel who for some strange reason does everything the scumbag asks? Moments in the film he tells her to shut up and keep quiet...she obeys, in another scene she gets him back the money he owes by seducing men and then taking their money, then she breaks the rules as an angel to share information with him that eventually gets her fired. I have seen this depicted so many times: Ugly, gross man somehow magically has a sexy, beautiful and intelligent girlfriend, wife, whatever. What consequences does this have? Well aside form the obvious gender expectations disparity, such repetitive portrayals of undeserving men finding and capturing beautiful women reflects on the value we place on men and men, and what kinds of things we actually claim to value in men that get them these hot women.This brings me to my third point. The main character in this film illustrates through being verbally and physically abusive and obsessive, that with enough obsession, control and aggression you can actually capture an angel, a freaking angel! All you have to do is grab her by the face, pull her hair, tell her you love her, don't let her be free, possess her like an object and force her to be with you! Hurray masculinity!...This kind of masculinity, that is commonly depicted, validated and supported through media, music, television, literature and history illustrates that you can have anyone you want, if you are just violent and crazy enough. Because that's what being a REAL MAN REALLY MEANS.Lord forbid the main character actually learned something from this angel, that would be too boring and not sexy enough. Let's just have this tiny man beat and abuse an angel! That makes perfect sense.As I am sure you can tell, I am steaming with sarcasm and anger, and am infuriated and the normalization of such abuse and patriarchal portrayals of masculinity, love and friendship. These depictions are everywhere and they tell viewers through repeated exposure that this love can be gained through control, that obsession leads to positive outcomes, that monogamous love is the only love, that heterosexual love is the only love, that violence is an appropriate means to getting what you want, that drama and conflict are part of loving someone...the list goes on. I was disgusted by the film not only for the scenes, but for the attempt on the director's part to make it seem normal and acceptable. Beating up and grabbing an angel if there was one, is not acceptable. That kind of garbage would send you straight to hell.