Review of Angel-A (2005) by John W — 11 May 2008
My third Luc Besson movie, and I still can't get impressed. I found this interesting, with some nice moments and fun dialogue that made me wish I could understand without aid of the subtitles, but despite trying to pack a moral punch, I was mostly untouched.
For a movie set in modern day Paris, the city feels oddly empty and futuristic, and the choice to film in black and white confuses. Does the beauty of Paris have anything to do with the story the way New York's does in Woody Allen's Manhattan? Too much doesn't hang together here, turning an inspired movie that could have been great into something less.
Rie Rasmussen sure is leggy.
This review of Angel-A (2005) was written by John W on 11 May 2008.
Angel-A has generally received positive reviews.
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