Angel Heart
Angel Heart
Director:
Alan ParkerGuión:
Alan ParkerCámara:
Michael SeresinMúsica:
Trevor JonesReparto:
Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu, Dann Florek, Kathleen Wilhoite, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Rick Washburn (más)Sinopsis(1)
Para tratar de salir del hastío que preside su vida en los últimos tiempos, el detective privado Harry Angel acepta el encargo de un siniestro personaje llamado Louis Cyphre. La labor asignada a Harry Angel, cuya apariencia física dista de la discreción que se presume en un investigador privado, es la de dar con Johnny Favorite, otrora cantante de blues que ha desaparecido misteriosamente después de haber pasado una temporada en una institución psiquiátrica debido a la amnesia que padecía. Los primeros indicios de la investigación apuntan a que Favorite podría encontrarse en la ciudad de Nueva Orleáns, ya que frecuentaba los ambientes musicales de la cuna del jazz. Pero de repente Harry se ve envuelto en un mundo de supersticiones y prácticas de santería celebradas por una comunidad de raza negra, entre las que figura una muchacha llamada Epiphany Proudfoot, y que se revela la llave para acceder al conocimiento de la realidad sobre la suerte que ha corrido Favorite. (Columbia TriStar)
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A good thriller that gets a mysterious touch in the middle and by the end slides into horror. The story is not exactly packed with action, it moves forward rather slowly to reveal a surprising twist at the end, and it is really surprising. Formally, I don’t think there’s anything to reproach, but the film didn’t win my heart because voodoo is a topic that I don’t care much for, and that prevents a full score.
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Alan Parker lent his unmistakable, darkly depressing signature to the film, which is teeming with mysterious religious practices, strange deaths, and, last but not least, "strange" people. The rawness of the ritualistic murders, depicted without any sugarcoating, and sparing no artificial blood, is definitely not gratuitous but rather serves as a means to bring closure to the captivating plot for the audience. The film is filled with tension, captivation, and, last but not least, a "pleasant" surprise at the end. Mickey Rourke's striking performance unfortunately pales in comparison to the minimal yet emotionally powerful portrayal by Robert De Niro, who, with his full beard, long nails, hair in a bun, and a cane in hand, looks like... Unreserved satisfaction.
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The jazz-filled atmosphere of Noir York as a perfect introduction and the disturbing voodoo flood as a strongly negative contrast. With mysterious thrillers, I simply expect more balance, and the crescendoing punctuation, as impressive and perfectly precise as it may be, is not enough for me. The perfectly stylized depression loses narrowly to the unnecessarily overdone Louisiana. 70%
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A Louisiana almost-noir, with a phenomenal De Niro. He is so precise in his role that you instantly know what’s going to happen. Even if you didn’t know what you were getting into in the first place, like me. After all, even the second part of the finale is pointlessly numbed by the insensitive use of flashbacks. The atmosphere of “the weird South" is of course executed flawlessly and Rourke… He is, as always, a story in himself.
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The dark journey of the private eye to hell itself. Very atmospheric, dark and depressing, and I like that. Rourke gives the performance of his life and De Niro, although he only appears for a few minutes, convinces you with his long fingernails and demonic appearance that no one would be better suited to the role of Lou Cypher. All this in an audiovisual treat that literally gets under your skin.
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