by - written on 27/08/09 (Very useful, 8 readings)
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I re-watched 'Angel Heart' the other day and I still find it an exciting and interesting film to watch. Released in 1987 and directed by Alan Parker (Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning), even before I saw it back in 1987 I knew it was going to be good because of the various elements to it. Mickey Rourke is one of those actors with a ... Read the complete review
by - written on 02/04/09 (Useful, 58 readings)
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Released in 1987 and directed by Alan Parker (who had previously made the musicals Bugsy Malone and Fame, amongst others), ANGEL HEART stars Mickey Rourke as a private investigator, Harry Angel, who is employed by a strange, mysterious guy called Louis Cyphre (played masterfully by the great Robert De Niro) to find another guy who ran ... Read the complete review
by - written on 12/04/02, updated on 12/04/02 (Useful, 63 readings)
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Having only just seen this classic I was amazed at how ahead of it's time it was. And what's this, an Alan Parker movie without a song and a dance? Briefly, the plot is about a private detective (Rourke) being hired by a mysterious client played by the intense, Robert DeNiro. Rourke's character is hired to trace ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/07/01, updated on 23/07/01 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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Robert DeNiro. An intelligent and gripping plot. A stinging twist. A good, satisfying but unhappy ending. Angel Heart fits right in the mould of my favourite films, and after watching it I'm pleased to say that it has lived up to expectations. First of all, let me say that Angel Heart is not a horror film, at least not in my ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/07/01, updated on 23/07/01 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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I had never heard of this film until I saw it on offer for £3.99 at my local Makro store. Having a closer look I realised Robert De Niro was in it and thought to myself 'well it has to be good'. (Yes, I am a great fan of De Niro!) This film was made in 1987 and along with De Niro (who plays Louis Cyphre), stars Mickey ... Read the complete review
by - written on 22/03/01, updated on 22/03/01 (Somewhat useful, 31 readings)
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Based on the novel ‘Falling Angel’ by William Hjortsberg, Alan Parker’s film is set in 1955. Private Investigator Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke), who usually deals with minor problems, is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to search for the missing singer Johnny Favorite. As Angel becomes involved in the ... Read the complete review
by - written on 03/10/00, updated on 03/10/00 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Angel Heart is a film about a man who sells his soul to the devil. Mickey Rouke puts in a lifetime-best performance as a gumshoe in 60's Deep South, who is hired by a sinister Robert De Niro (great cameo) to find out some informationn on a young man who died... This film's great atmosphere, steamy set pieces, celver dialogue ... Read the complete review
by - written on 05/09/00, updated on 05/09/00 (16 readings)
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This is a film that both looks great and that will have you thinking - Usual Suspects style so that you immediately want to watch the film again. Mickey Rourke stars as a private eye hired to investigate the disappearance of a famous singer. The film turns darker with a series of gruesome murders and when Mickey heads down ... Read the complete review
by - written on 07/07/00, updated on 07/07/00 (Useful, 34 readings)
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This outstanding combination of horror and film noir has matured well, and in the light of Hollywood's recent flirtation with all things demonic (END OF DAYS, THE NINTH GATE etc.) seems as contemporary now as it was back in 1987. Mickey Rourke, at that time the megastar his charisma merits, plays gumshoe Harry Angel, employed by ... Read the complete review
