Angel Heart

Pros: Intriguing storyline with a great ending, fine performances, great direction

Cons: none

Review: Angel Heart: TriStar Pictures
Rating: USA: R/ USA: Unrated/

With all the recent hullabaloo over The Sixth Sense and its twist ending, I decided that it was time to take a stroll down memory lane and review an...

Pros: Stunning cinematography, a fascinating plot and a career-best performance from Rourke.

Cons: Some may find the plot confusing (all the more reason to watch it again though)

The Bottom Line: Genuinely haunting.

Review: Many a movie exploits the distressing notion of a man out of his depth, but few men find themselves in as deep and distressed as Mickey Rourke’s shabby Private Detective Harry Angel.

A diabolically dark supernatural piece, Alan Parker’s...

Pros: One of the best Rourke flicks...

Cons: Why don't they make them like they used to?

Review: Mickey Rourke has indubitably (like that word?) placed himself at the top of the heap of B-movie kingpins in Tinseltown. After having distinguished himself in three-star flicks such as "Diner" and "The Pope Of Greenwich Village", he...

Pros: Excellent movie for slowly building horror; superb mood and acting, sly hints to ending.

Cons: Movie may not be self-consistent; did the Devil already have Johny's soul?

The Bottom Line: Excellent horror movie for mood, plot, characterization, and twist ending.

Review: As with many of my movie reviews, there is a personal anecdote for this one. I had just driven back from a job interview over a hundred miles from where I lived. It was late evening on a miserable winter day, and I was tired, both from...

Pros: Thought-Provoking, Spiritually Smart

Cons: Could Have Used Voodoo in a Less Confusing Manner

Review: "Angel Heart" is a spiritual/horror movie in that small class of thought-proving pictures ("Fallen" "The Sixth Sense"} that puts back the human face on scariness. There are no monsters to be frightened when considering the...

Pros: Directing, acting, lighting, script. In other words, everything

Cons: I didn't see it on big screen

Review: Super late '80s film noir from director Alan Parker. This film is deeply chilling, creepy down to the cold fingers slinking down your eighth vertebrae even now, chock full of twists and mind-bending red-herrings out of the nightmare where you want to...

Pros: Brilliant acting

Cons: A little slow

Review: Angel Heart is one of the best mystery/horror films ever made. The plot keeps you wondering until the very end, and all 3 main characters (Rourke, DeNiro, and Lisa Bonet) are amazing. This is probably Mickey Rourke's best role as far as range of acting...

Pros: The darkness and depth

Cons: nothing

Review: What more could you ask for? I love New Orleans and have studied voodoo as a cultural phenomena and religion for years now and this movie does it justice. This movie is scary and thrilling and if you take the time you can see the depths it goes to.
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Pros: Good Acting - Fast Moving

Cons: Strange - and weird

The Bottom Line: I recommend it with reservations. Some might find it hard to understand-some might find it offensive.

Review: My daughter, Artbyjude, has convinced me that she and I should partner for this write off. The movie we decided to watch together is Angle Heart.
I realize that I do not write very good movie reviews. Sometimes it takes me a long time to figure...

Pros: Acting, plot, direction, cinematography, plot, symbolism.

Cons: I've seen better movies.

The Bottom Line: "This movie has everything going for it- acting, style, a cool plot, a solid ending, and symbolism out the wazoo."

Review: One of the better movies I've seen in a while, that I've enjoyed for every aspect, is Angel Heart. The performances drove 2 5th Hour, but this movie has everything going for it- acting, style, a cool plot, a ...