Advantages: A beautiful vision of an alluring city Disadvantages: An insubstantial film in many ways
Parisian petty criminal Andre is in big trouble as his many debts are called in by the local kingpin. So he decides to end it all by drowning himself in the Seine. But as he stands on the edge of a bridge, ready to throw himself in he meets another desperate soul. He saves the tall and beautiful Angela after she takes the plunge. To thank him, she determines to help him. But there's something a little strange about this blonde Amazon…
"Leon" director ... ...after his tenth film and "Angel-A" is the movie that brings him into double figures, so this could be his last. I think that would be a shame because he has given birth to some iconic characters and always writes strong female roles. But I suppose it's better to burn out than fade away. "Angel-A" is a less action-oriented, softer piece than his usual work that goes for mood over action. In his hands Paris becomes a fairytale metropolis where anything ...
afy9mab 22.12.2006
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Its been some time some French director Luc Besson stepped behind the camera. And ... more
truthfully,Angel-A, good as it is, is a little underwhelming, particularly when you see that Bessons curriculum vitae includesLeon,The Big BlueandThe Fifth Element.Still,...
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Its been some time some French director Luc Besson stepped behind the camera. And ... more
truthfully,Angel-A, good as it is, is a little underwhelming, particularly when you see that Bessons curriculum vitae includesLeon,The Big BlueandThe Fifth Element.Still,...
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From the visionary director of the modern cinema classics Nikita, The bIg Blue, Subway and ... more
Leon comes a compelling romantic fable set in Paris, the world's most beautiful city.ANGEL-A begins when two strangers meet on a bridge one morning. Looking to e...
The beautiful new film from acclaimed director Luc Besson (Leon Nikita The Big Blue) ... more
begins as two strangers meet on a bridge in Paris one morning. Looking to escape his past Andre accepts the help of the mysterious Angela and sets in motion a chain ...
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