Angel Heart

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Rey G Mar 13, 2019 A great horror/thriller from the 1980s which sees a down-at-heel private investigator played be Mickey Rourke tasked with tracking down a man who owes money to a mysterious client (Robert De Nero). What he reveals is a twisted and dark tale that involves human sacrifice and bizarre voodoo ceremonies. Something of a cult classic the strong cast and dark theme make this a really chilling movie even though the style is a little dated. See more

Ron W Feb 15, 2019 I thought it was a very good movie throughout until the last ten minutes when I discovered something important... it had wasted 113 minutes of my life. See more

Kylo W Jan 21, 2019 There were only 11 minutes left when I finally looked at my watch and said, âThis is starting to fall apartâ? â" which means Alan Parkerâ(TM)s Mickey Rourke-helmed voodoo detective story holds up remarkably well for most of its running length. Heâ(TM)s a rough-around-the-edges private dick who is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to find a missing crooner who had reneged on âa dealâ?. (It is not too hard to figure out who Cyphre really is and De Niro seems to revel in the part). The story begins in New York City in 1955 (great period detail here) and after a few trips to Harlem, Harry Angel (Rourke) finds himself travelling down to New Orleans on the trail of the missing singer Johnny Favorite. Parker and his team keep things humid with wailing saxophones on the soundtrack and lush over-ripe visuals, a fair few bloody deaths, and a repeated motif of slowly spinning metal fans (it must be hot in Hell). And then thereâ(TM)s sex â" former Cosby Show star Lisa Bonet tore up her contract with that show to appear naked in some steamy scenes (but then her career didnâ(TM)t take off after this). Of course, the whole movie is really Mickey Rourkeâ(TM)s and he pulls it off with his doomed (but genial) bum act; we spend the entire film wondering about his identity as Parker drops hint after hint as Angel follows lead after lead (never dwelling long enough to let viewers look for plot holes). Nevertheless, the final ârevealâ? is stranger than expected (although Charlotte Ramplingâ(TM)s voodoo death scene could have tipped us off) â" part of those 11 minutes where everything rushes to the finish. But before that, Angel Heart delivers on its moody noir premise with a Satanic twist. See more

Albus S Aug 21, 2018 parker had done his best there.

Anakin S Jul 6, 2018 Decent psychological thriller that will keep you interested to the end. Rourke is cool as usual as we follow him down the rabbit hole of a mystery, See more

George S Mar 12, 2018 Excellent murder mystery, solid performances, pretty intense. If you ever wondered what it looks like when a man is drowned in gumbo,look no further. See more

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