Review of Angel of Evil (2010) by Tim M — 15 Feb 2012

This Italian gangster biopic flick is a weak Mesrine wannabe.

The film documents the story of young criminal RENATO who believes 'I was born to be a thief!'. He is in prison telling his tale and justifying who he is, an unsuccessful bank robber, with this being the sad true story of an imprisoned criminal.

The film borders on being flashy, glamorous, in a 70's style with an annoyingly macho lead and simple support cast. It is sexually charged, with your token and rather poor shoot outs, patchy action, low level dialogue, and shallow characters - all screaming low budget dross.

This is definitely a weak Mesrine gangster movie - lacking a powerful and likeable main lead, gloss, finish, quality, aspiration and self confidence. EA is light, self indulged and debatably nothing new or interesting. It is a shame, and Italian film quality appears even sparser nowadays.