Running out of stuff to make the characters do, Di Pego is reduced to having them make speeches.
Angel Eyes (2001)
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Reviews Counted:121
Fresh:38
Rotten:83
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Though the earlier part of the movie suggested something more, the movie turns out to be nothing more than a schmaltzy romance.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language, violence and a scene of sexuality
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:May 18, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $23,761,243
Synopsis:
"Angel Eyes" is a story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once,...
"Angel Eyes" is a story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once, but twice.
Sharon's dedication to her job does little to compensate for the fact that she has no personal life. She has been estranged from her family for many years. Disconnected from them and from life in general, Sharon fills her days with work and her nights with her private regrets.
Somewhere in the same neighborhood a man who goes by the name of Catch is living his own half-life. A strange, haunted soul who sleeps in an empty apartment, he spends his days dispensing little gifts of goodwill to anyone in need. If it starts to rain and he notices a car window open, Catch will roll it up; if a stranger passes by, Catch will offer a smile. Twice a week he delivers groceries to a disabled woman named Elanora Davis (Shirley Knight). He and Elanora exchange the same light banter every time he stops by but she has learned not to ask him the kinds of questions he doesn't want to answer.
To most people who encounter him, Catch is an odd but harmless figure. To some, he appears dangerous, suspiciousÖthey wonder what he is up to. But Catch is indifferent to the reactions he elicits. He moves through the landscape in a kind of existential daze, performing his services automatically as though this is the only thing he was meant to do. Yet he seems to derive no real pleasure from it.
Like Sharon, Catch has no personal life.
When Sharon learns that her parents, Josephine (Sonia Braga) and Carl (Victor Argo) are planning a big party to celebrate the renewal of their wedding vows and she has not been invited, she reaches a crisis. At the same time, Sharon's investigations into her new lover's background bring up issues for him that he would do anything to avoid - even if it means never seeing her again.
After years of dealing with their pain in the only way they knew how, Sharon and Catch must make some difficult decisions and risk losing each other if they are going to move forward and reclaim their lives. -- © 2001 Warner Bros.
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Sonia Braga, Terrence Howard
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Sonia Braga, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Sisto, Victor Argo, Shirley Knight, Monet Mazur
Director: Luis Mandoki
Director: Luis Mandoki
Screenwriter: Gerald DiPego, Michael Seitzman
Producer: Mark Canton, Elie Samaha
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Reviews for Angel Eyes
There aren't enough grown-up relationships on screen these days. Angel Eyes is refreshing in its refusal to stoop to easy cliches.
If you did not buy J.Lo as a scholarly scientist in The Cell, then you probably will have a problem with her here.
Lopez takes a chance on the tough role of police officer Sharon Pogue and she pulls it off beautifully.
There is not a lot of chemistry between Lopez and Caviezel, so their romance, around which the whole film revolves, never heats up.
the film is like a tease, always suggesting something much deeper, more profound, or at least surprising that what it ultimately reveals
Mandoki probably thinks he's trafficking in archetypal themes of love and loss, but he's really just shoveling hooey.
Director Luis Mandoki lets another film drown in the tear-jerker tide.
Mostly, it's just humdrum kitchen-sink stuff that wouldn't even be interesting enough for Oprah.
A tearjerking romantic confection that ... is only partially digestible.
"Stay with me" Jennifer Lopez whispers over and over at the start of the film. Take my advice: Don't.
You may need prayer to get through this one without dying from boredom.
Tries so hard to be natural, somehow feels like it's wearing a little too much mascara.
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