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Pretty good!

posted 18 years ago by CollideWithDestiny
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I saw it today in the theater. I was with a friend and we were supposed to see Goya's Ghost, but my friend told me about Angel, so we went to see that instead. I had no idea what to expect, but my friend told me it's a glossy English movie with British humor, so I was all for it! lol

I was very surprised by this film! It's not a very predictable movie, eventhough it could've end up that way. It can be cliche at some points, but that's what's so great about it! Because it is so over the top the director can get away with it.
Ramola Garai is excellent as Angel! There are some scenes that just made me crack up and laugh out loud eventhough they (probably) weren't meant to be funny. But she has this quality to her that is just hilarious. I couldn't stand Angel in some scenes, but she was so naive in other scenes that you just can't help but feel sorry for her.
It's very much like Gone With The Wind in my opinion (Angel reminded me so much of Scarlett O'Hara). This film can be very dramatic at some points, but the way Romola Garai portrays Angel, those scenes are almost comical, which is just brilliant in my opinion!
Not everyone will like it, but just give it a chance! ;)

"You cannot find peace by avoiding life"

[–] rose82 18 years ago

Where did you see it?

Over here in UK people are dying for it to get released.

[–] CollideWithDestiny 18 years ago

I saw it in Holland. It's not in a lot of theaters, because it had a limited release... only in the small theater houses. But so far pretty much all the reviews have been positive over here.

"You cannot find peace by avoiding life"

[–] goodtimenation 18 years ago

"But so far pretty much all the reviews have been positive over here."

Well, that's good to hear! I know reviews have been mixed for the most part, as far as I can tell.

I live in the United States and I know of at least a few other people who live here that are dying for a release as well. Since your review seemed to focus quite a bit on Romola, how was everyone else? Especially Michael Fassbender as Esme. :)

[–] rose82 18 years ago

The reviews are very good when it came out in France as well, its just some of the audience who are a little niffy about the movie.

If you go to allocine.fr ( a very good site for French cinema ) it shows critivally the movie has done very well.

I think the movie will come out in the UK here first then in the US, all we can do right now is wait patiently.

[–] CollideWithDestiny 18 years ago

There have been a couple of reviews that said the director didn't really add anything to the genre, but I think he made it his own. There is no other film like it!

As for Michael Fassbender as Esmé... He was very charming as Esmé! A great choice if you ask me. And those eyes just draw you in and in some scenes he just makes you believe how difficult life is for him.
Perhaps he is a little difficult to read, but I guess that's the character.

I loved the "relationship" between Hermione (great performance by Charlotte Rampling) and Angel! They're short scenes, but the looks they give eachother are a story on their own lol.
Sam Neill as Theó was a good choice. He's very subtle and a the bond between Angel and him is very important throughout the film.

Nora (Lucy Russell) just makes your hart break in some scenes, but you'll find out for yourself when you see the film.

"You cannot find peace by avoiding life"

[–] rwctlc1107 18 years ago

Thanks for the comments! I jsut hope I get a chance to see it here in the US.

[–] ethelinde 17 years ago

Goya's Ghost is much better, but that's just my opinion. I didn't find Angel to be as delightful as others.