Angel is both a sly take on the melodramatic films of another era -- imagine sets and scenery out of The Magnificent Ambersons, for example -- and a spoof of contemporary celebrity, among other things.
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06/27/08
Angel (2007)
57 %
Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 4 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 5.8/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins
Theatrical Release: 2007
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Romola Garai, Charlotte Rampling, Lucy Russell, Michael Fassbender, Sam Neill
Director: Francois Ozon
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Angel seems like a collection of misjudgements that required much effort, but with little satisfaction for that effort
11/17/07
[Ozon is] too tony now for the vaguely subversive pastiches with which he made his mark.
09/22/07
The parts are ultimately greater than the whole in the case of Good Luck Chuck, with the overall chemistry between Cook and Alba proving more memorable than any particular joke or sequence. You may mildly enjoy Chuck as you're watching it, but the film wi
09/21/07
Sporting an excellent performance by a very promising young actress, this is a film that forces you to pay attention. More than that, it's fulfills the first requirement of any good movie: it's one you'll want to watch again.
09/21/07
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04/14/07
Top Critic
Ozon instead crafts the anti-Disney story about a self-centered, unsophisticated brat who treats everyone badly just because she can crank out chick lit with a surprising lack of effort.
04/14/07
The fullest expression of Ozon's obsessions, but what kind of audience would accept Angel on those terms remains to be seen.
04/11/07
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