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If I decided to watch a film because of its title, I would give Angel Heart a miss and I did, so I didn't even bother to read anything about it.
Many years later whilst in the middle of a media course at our local college, most of the group of students opted to watch Angel Heart out of a list of a dozen or so movies. I groaned and eagerly anticipated the drive home. Now I know what I missed the first time around.
Angel Heart is a dark tale of mystery, suspense, voodoo, murder and a trail so convoluted even an Indian tracker would have difficulty following.
It is quite scary but not in the "grab you by the throat and terrify the wits out of you" kind but more in the head where it nags away at you, although there is mayhem and gore.
Mickey Rouke plays the part of Harry Angel a private eye who is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to find a singer who has mysteriously disappeared. As Harry weaves his way through the plot, one by one his leads seem to end up dead which doesn't help his case.
I won't lay bare the plot as this would spoil a new viewer's enjoyment of what is a very good film which invites you to work at it with Harry Angel whilst at the same time leading the less inquisitive to a conclusion.
I left college that evening puzzled and intrigued and it wasn't until recently after watching Angel Heart again that I realised that Louis Cyphre was a very clever way of disguising Lucifer. Maybe this clue will help those who like to beat the director to the answer.
However this is not a film where you can pick up a few minutes into it. You have to watch it right from the very beginning, right through to the very end.
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Very good review - I have loved this film for years - I remember when it came out and the critics raved about it but when the Mickey backlash started the same critics started slagging it and saying that the twist was obvious from the start which it just isnt. i had to watch it around 4 times to put all of the pieces together. Mickey Rourke has never been better and i'm glad you saw it on video instead of the mauled TV version which cuts out the sex scene, which as you would know is vital, and justified, scene of the film.
If you want to see another baffling Mickey film I suggest you track down White Sands
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