If it wasn’t for the presence of Michael Shannon, 13 would be a rather amusing but otherwise perfunctory remake of a film that didn’t need it. 13 Tzameti was a perfectly acceptable and entertaining film that didn’t necessarily scream to be remade with a high profile, English speaking cast. It’s fitting that the remake is finding its way direct to video in an odd sense; it would’ve been a curiosity, nothing more, in theatres and on DVD it becomes much moreso.
The film has a fairly simple plot. Vince is an electrician (Sam Riley) with money problems who opts to assume the identity of a dead man and take a high paying job with little detail to it. He knows nothing about it at first, bluffing his way inside until he finds the disarming truth. He’s there to be a part of a highly illegal Russian Roulette tournament against a handful of other men, with the stakes being exorbitantly high and the rewards potentially bigger. Handled by a pair expecting the man he replaced, the tournament has a handful of quirky characters. Patrick Jefferson (Mickey Rourke) is a cowboy who gets sold into it after being bailed out of a Tijuana jail. Ronald Bagges (Ray Winstone) is sprung from a mental institution to compete for his brother Jasper (Jason Statham), a wealthy man trying to become much wealthier in the competition. As the competition continues, we find the breaking points of all the men leading to a violent conclusion.
And the film, fairly faithful to the original in part because it was written and directed by the same man (Géla Babluani), with some details changed up to make it appear to not be a shot for shot remake of the film. The film is essentially that, however; a shot for shot remake. Enough has been changed to make it just slightly different but it’s the same film for the most part. There isn’t much of a change to the inherent story or plotline about a desperate man trying to play the odds in a blood sport.
The problem comes from the fact that most of the cast isn’t all that good in it, which is surprising considering how strong it is.
The only one who seems to be having fun with the film is Shannon, who is so gleefully over the top that the rest of the cast seems inadequate in comparison. Shannon, in a small part, is so deliciously over the top that the film elevates out of its mediocrity every time he’s in it. When the film relies on Riley to carry the film it sinks; he’s a worthy protagonist but he isn’t written well in this version of the film for the genre. It is trying too hard to be scary instead of terse; it’s as if the remake of the film was intended to be a horror film and not a dramatic thriller, where the mayerial tends to go.
This is a film that tries to have more of a horror aesthetic when its material is inherently more dramatic than horrifying. It’s a tone problem and Babluani just can’t quite get the tone right. It’s a fairly acceptable film for the direct to video market, where standards are lower for quality, and it’s easy to see why the film went that route. It’d be more laughable, like Nic Cage and Trespass, than dramatic in that setting.
There are no extras on the DVD.
Relativity Media sent us information that "Immortals" star Mickey Rourke will become the 254th celebrity to have their hand and footprints along the world famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The ceremony will be taking place on Monday, October 31 at 11:00 AM. If you can't make it there, the ceremony will be streamed online at: http://www.chinesetheatres.com. Don't for "Immortals" hits theaters on November 11th.
Press Release:
The most famous place in Hollywood, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (www.chinesetheatres.com), is set to honor its 254th celebrity, Oscar(R)-nominee Mickey Rourke, with his own hand and footprints ceremony on Monday, October 31 at 11:00 AM. The masters of ceremony and guest speaker will be announced.
Up next, Rourke can be seen in the visually-stunning 3D epic adventure Immortals, starring Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Stephen Dorff, and John Hurt. Directed by Tarsem Singh, written by Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides and produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton and Relativity’s CEO RyanKavanaugh, Immortals tells the story of the ruthless King Hyperion (Rourke), who leads his bloodthirsty army on a murderous rampage across Greece to find a deadly weapon that will destroy humanity. A mortal chosen by Zeus named Theseus (Cavill) must lead the fight against Hyperion and his evil army with the fate of mankind and the Gods at Stake. The film will be released by Relativity Media on November 11, 2011.
Rourke received widespread acclaim for his performance in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and wins for Best Actor at the Golden Globe Awards, BAFTAs and Independent Spirit Awards. Rourke’s career is one marked by his ability to create riveting performances and to leave indelible impressions on audiences. His impressive list of feature credits includes John Madden’s Killshot, Tony Scott’s Domino and Man on Fire, Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Larry Charles’ Masked and Anonymous, Steve Buscemi’s Animal Factory and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rainmaker. Rourke earned a place for himself in Hollywood with his stellar ability to mesmerize audiences in earlier films, including Michael Cimino’s Desperate Hours, Alan Parker’s Angel Heart, Mike Hodges’ A Prayer for the Dying, Adrian Lyne’s Nine 1Ž2 Weeks, Cimino’s Year of the Dragon, Stuart Rosenberg’s The Pope of Greenwich Village, Barry Levinson’s Diner, Lawrence Kasdan’s Body Heat, Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish, Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate and Steven Spielberg’s 1941. Rourke recently starred in the blockbuster sequel, Iron Man 2 and was also seen in The Expendables. Grauman’s Chinese Theatre hands and footprints ceremony is rich in tradition and provides the four million plus people a year who visit the site an opportunity to experience the lore of Hollywood up close, for here lay the handprints and footprints of Hollywood’s most notable talents. Unlike any other award in Hollywood, be it an Oscar(R) or a sidewalk ceremony, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre handprints-footprints tribute is the most selective of all,since over the course of nine decades, only 250-plus such honors have been presented.
Movieexhibitor Sid Grauman, one of Hollywood’s best known and most creative showmen, opened The Chinese in 1927 and launched the handprints-footprints ceremony a year later. Among the first handprints and footprints were those of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Recent celebrants have included: Brad Pitt,George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Jennifer Aniston.
Today, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre forecourt is among the world’s most photographed tourist sites, annually attracting as many visitors as the Taj Mahal in India and the Prado Museum in Madrid. In any given year, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre hosts over 40 red carpet film premieres and since it opened, it has hosted three Academy Award(R) ceremonies and numerous world premieres, including those for internationally-acclaimed film franchises, such as Star Wars and Harry Potter.
Mickey Rourke’s ceremony will be broadcast live via streaming video on: http://www.chinesetheatres.com.
Anchor Bay Films recently send us over the offical trailer and theater listings for their upcoming release "13". The film staring Jason Statham, Sam Riley, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Ray Winstone, Alexander Skarsgard, Mickey Rourke will be playing at the Laemmle Monica 4-plex in Los Angeles and Village East Cinema in New York City on October 28th.
If you can't make it to any of these places the film will be hitting DVD and Blu-Ray on November 8th.
Plot Synopsis:
Vince Ferro is a man in desperate circumstances. While on a quick fix-it job, he steals an envelope containing instructions for a mysterious job that promises a potential fortune. He assumes a false identity and follows the instructions, only to find himself a numbered participant in an underworld Russian roulette competition, where gamblers place bets on who'll survive when the trigger is pulled. The stakes are high, but the payout is more than he can resist. Many are competing for the first time, and a precious few have even returned to play again, but are his odds any better than other players in this most deadly game? What will it take to be the last man standing?
"13": Official Trailer
Anchor Bay Film recently send us information that they've announced that "13", the remake of the award winning international film 13 Tzameti" will have limited theatrical run before it hits DVD and Blu-Ray shelves. The remake stars an all star class that includes Sam Riley (Control, Brighton Rock), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Get Rich or Die Tryin’), Ray Winstone (The Departed, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”), Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, “Boardwalk Empire,” the upcoming Superman film Man of Steel), Ben Gazzara (Saint Jack, They All Laughed), Emmanuelle Chriqui (You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, “Entourage”) with Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2) and Jason Statham (The Expendables, The Mechanic)
"13" is set to hit theaters in limited release on Novemeber 4th and DVD and Blu-Ray four day later on November 8th.
Update: Anchor Bay Films recently send out a correction to us on the theatrical date for "13". The film will now be released in limited release on October 28th. We've also added the corrected press release.
Press Release:
A chilling and unnerving exploration of the relationship between power and money, Anchor Bay Films presents 13 on Blu-ray™ and DVD November 8th. A remake of the award-winning 2005 international sensation 13 Tzameti, 13 is written and directed by Gela Babluani, the original film’s writer/director, and boasts an all-star cast including Sam Riley (Control, Brighton Rock), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Get Rich or Die Tryin’), Ray Winstone (The Departed, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), Alexander Skarsgård (“True Blood”), Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, “Boardwalk Empire,” the upcoming Superman film Man of Steel), Ben Gazzara (Saint Jack, They All Laughed), Emmanuelle Chriqui (You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, “Entourage”) with Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2) and Jason Statham (The Expendables, The Mechanic). 13 will also have an exclusive theatrical engagement starting October 28th.
The original 13 Tzameti (the Georgian word for “13”) won the 2006 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Babluani won best director at the Venice Film Festival.
In the film, Vince Ferro is a man in desperate circumstances. While on a quick fix-it job, he steals an envelope containing instructions for a mysterious job that promises a potential fortune. He assumes a false identity and follows the instructions, only to find himself a numbered participant in an underworld Russian roulette competition, where gamblers place bets on who’ll survive when the trigger is pulled. The stakes are high, but the payout is more than he can resist. Many are competing for the first time, and a precious few have even returned to play again, but are his odds any better than other players in this most deadly game? What will it take to be the last man standing?
Bonus features on 13 Blu-ray™ and DVD will include a behind-the-scenes featurette, and the theatrical trailer.
Relativity Media recently released the official character posters for their upcoming movie "Immortals", which is directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) and stars Mickey Rourke and Henry Cavill. The film is slated to hit theaters on November 11th.
Plot Synopsis:
Visionary director Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) and producers Gianni Nunnari (300), Mark Canton (300) and Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter) unleash an epic tale of treachery, vengeance and destiny in Immortals, a stylish and spectacular 3-D adventure. As a power-mad king razes ancient Greece in search of a legendary weapon, a heroic young villager rises up against him in a thrilling quest as timeless as it is powerful.
The brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his murderous Heraklion army are rampaging across Greece in search of the long lost Bow of Epirus. With the invincible Bow, the king will be able to overthrow the Gods of Olympus and become the undisputed master of his world. With ruthless efficiency, Hyperion and his legions destroy everything in their wake, and it seems nothing will stop the evil king’s mission.
As village after village is obliterated, a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill) vows to avenge the death of his mother in one of Hyperion’s raids. When Theseus meets the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra (Freida Pinto), her disturbing visions of the young man’s future convince her that he is the key to stopping the destruction. With her help, Theseus assembles a small band of followers and embraces his destiny in a final desperate battle for the future of humanity.
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Relativity Media recently provided us with some stills for their upcoming 3D epic "Immortals", which hits theaters on November 11th.
Plot Synopsis:
In Immortals, the ruthless King Hyperion (Rourke) leads his bloodthirsty army on a murderous rampage across Greece to find a deadly weapon that will destroy humanity. A mortal chosen by Zeus named Theseus (Cavill) must lead the fight against Hyperion and his evil army with the fate of mankind and the Gods at stake.
Directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell) and written by Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides, Immortals stars Henry Cavill (“The Tudors”), Stephen Dorff (Public Enemies), Isabel Lucas (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), Luke Evans (Robin Hood), Kellan Lutz (Twilight series), with John Hurt (Hellboy), and Mickey Rourke (Iron Man 2).
Immortals is produced by Mark Canton (300), Gianni Nunnari (Shutter Island) and Ryan Kavanaugh (Dear John), and Executive Produced by Tucker Tooley (Dear John), Tommy Turtle (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), and Jeff G. Waxman (Law Abiding Citizen).
Iron Man 2
Year: 2010
Director: Jon Favreau
Studio: Paramount Pictures / Marvel Entertainment
Stars: Robert Downey Jr, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 124 Mins
The film picks up where the first film left off with Tony Starks (Robert Downey Jr) having to deal with the world knowing that he is “Iron Man”. The government isn’t helping matters by wanting the suit and technology for themselves and facing pressures from the press and the public that wants him to share the technology with the military. He also having trouble in his personal life as something strange is happening to him and he doesn’t want his friends to know about it. If matters weren’t worse, a Russian scientist (Mickey Rourke) find out that Starks is Iron Man and wants to exact revenge for what Starks’ father did his father and claim the technology for himself. In order to stop him, he must uncover the dark secrets of his father’s legacy and find out what’s happening to him, before something unthinkable happens. The film also co-stars Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Samuel L. Jackson.
"Iron Man 2" picks up, where the processor left off. Jon Favreau’s direction was as good as the first film. Favreau does a good job keeping your interest considering that most of the big action scenes don't take place until final act. He’s able to keep your interest; by the way that he directs his actors. The performances were very good here. Robert Downey Jr. is still very good as the title character. He brings the energy that is needed to make Tony Starks very likable. I can't imagine anyone else playing the role, as Downey Jr has that it that is needed for the role. The supporting performances were also very good, as Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow were also good here as they brought a presence to their roles, which also makes this enjoyable.
What also makes Favreau's direction good was the fact that he didn't get too crazy with the use of special effects until the last act of the film. I liked, how he was able to let the film's story become one of the film's focal points as the material in the screenplay was good. He also goes a good job moving the film at a reasonable pace, so that you are drawn into the story and not the effects.
The screenplay this time around was handled by Justin Theroux, who only has one screenplay to his credit ("Tropic Thunder", in which he co-wrote with Ben Stiller back in 2008). If I had known this going in, I probably would have been feeling nervous considering how material like this is being handed to inexperience writers. Thankfully, I never knew that going in, because I expected a good time and enjoyed it.
For the most part, I liked how Theroux handled the characters in the Iron Man universe, even though I thought that Paltrow's character was a little bit under used here. I would have to have more tension between her and Downey Jr. Besides that little gripe; he does a good job making sure that each of the characters has their moment. It makes the material fun to watch. Theroux also does a good job exploring the trouble and backstory of Tony Starks and his corporation. It really makes the character more interesting and it gives material that Downey Jr can work with and make it as one of his own characters, Also, I liked about that script was the fact that most of the main action sequences were held back until the second half of the film. It doesn’t feel cramped in to that point that you're feeling like your watching an effects film. Overall, this is a very fun film and a good entry in the "Iron Man" series.
“Iron Man 2” isn’t a films that going to win on style points, but it’s sure to make fanboys like me happy with the material and the way the property is being handled. This is a fun start to the summer movie season, as “Iron Man 2” is fun and entertaining.
You can view the uncensored trailer over on our youtube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vqlhutACxs
I got to see this last night and while I'm not ready to put it in my recommendations as of yet, I still recommend it. I don't usually write reviews but in this case I must speak of it. I am a wrestling fan and I have had some involvement in the wrestling industry in a couple promotions as a ring announcer so this really hit home for me.
Through the years we have had such wrestling movies like THE WRESTLER (1974 and no it has nothing to do with), BODY SLAM (probably the best of what i am naming off), NO HOLDS BARRED, READY TO RUMBLE, and NACHO LIBRE (does that even count?), director Darren Aronofsky and writer Robert Siegel bring us a compelling story of a wrestler.
Mickey Rourke stars as wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson, who was big in the 80s but has his best days behind him. He still continues to wrestle for smaller promotions and works at a grocery store. When I first heard about this movie and when I told them about who is the star they could not believe someone as old as Rourke would play a wrestler. I have seen many wrestlers that are his age that just cannot retire because that is all they know. Randy does whatever he can to stay just standing and uses a lot of drugs to do so. Seeing them go backstage at a wrestling show brings back a lot of memories. After a very brutal match with the real-life wrestler Necro Butcher at a show for the real-life promotion CZW, he ends up having a heart-attack and learning that he should not wrestle any longer.
Trying to adjust to this life, he tries to reconnect with his daughter Stephanie, played very well by Evan Rachel Wood, who he has had a very difficult relationship and obviously was never there for her but wants to make up for it. He also wants to form a relationship with his stripper friend Pam, played by Marisa Tomei, but she has issues of her own and is reluctant to have a relationship. Randy also starts working full time in the meat department of the grocery store. With this, he sees that all he really knows and the only place he is really accepted is in the wrestling ring and agrees to have a match with his 80s rival the Ayatollah, played by wrestler Ernest "The Cat" Miller.
What I expected here was a ROCKY-type story formula but that is really far from what is. Randy is someone who is very flawed but is aware of these flaws and really wants to change but that is very difficult for him, especially with his daughter. We have nice interactions between Rourke and Tomei and Rourke brought such warmth to the Randy "The Ram" Robinson character. I heard that Nicolas Cage was first considered but Rourke was perfect for this part and got wrestling training from WWE Hall of Famer Afa Anoai of the tag team The Wild Samoans.
This was more than a wrestling movie. This was a movie on a man passionate about what he does but loses it and wants it back.
Bruce Springsteen has a new song THE WRESTLER which is great. I really had to analyze this when I was done and realized this was so greatly done in my opinion. As someone who has been backstage in wrestling, it was a pretty accurate film on wrestling and the backstage world. When I heard about this movie, I was so excited since I am a fan of Mickey Rourke and of wrestling and can't believe this was done.
Even if you don't like wrestling, this is still very watchable. There are many real-life wrestlers in the back-stage scenes.
That is about all I really have to say. I don't usually do this but feel very compelled to right now. Stay tuned on Saturday or Sunday for the 165th Edition of Shaun Berk's 10 Movie Recommendations which includes a movie with Mickey Rourke.
Right now, I cannot think of a truer tagline for a movie than the one for “Angel Heart,” an Alan Parker directed movie starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and “The Cosby Show’s” Lisa Bonet. It follows the story of Private Detective named Harry Angel played by Rourke who is hired by a mysterious man named Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro in his best impersonation ever of Martin Scorsese) to track down the last whereabouts of a famous singer. This singer is presumed dead, but it turns out that may not be the case as Harry finds that he was transferred out of the hospital years ago, and while people say that this singer is dead, they cannot convince themselves of that. Angel’s journey into discovery takes him from the snowy and gospel filled streets of Harlem all the way out to the sweaty bayous of Louisiana. In “Angel Heart,” curiosity may not kill the cat, but it can sure frazzle and scar it for life. We search for the truth throughout our lives, but we never taken into account the possible consequences of what we may find.
I caught “Angel Heart” last Thursday at the New Beverly Cinema where they were showing it as a double feature with another Alan Parker movie, “Birdy.” Sitting in the theater with a very tiny audience on a weeknight (let’s leave the pun out of this), I can’t believe just how long it has taken for me to get out and see this movie. I remember when it was first released, and how it got an X rating (NC-17 today) for this sex scene between Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet where as they make out, the water dripping from the ceiling turns into blood. The version of this movie was the R-rated version that was released theatrically 20 years ago (yikes!), but the unrated edition can be found today on DVD. In fact, when it first came out on VHS, I think it was actually one of the very first movies to be shown on video in the way it was intended to be seen, without the MPAA breathing down its neck. Of course, this was years and years before Blockbuster Video came into play with its “family friendly” policy that did not allow for any NC-17 movies. I hate censorship of any kind, especially sanctioned censorship!
Was the movie deserving of its X rating? I doubt it. Considering that there are other acts of violence throughout this movie like a heart being cut out, someone blowing their brains out, and another person getting a very sensitive part of their body being cut off, the sex scene should seem almost tame in comparison. It’s depressing to see that this hypocrisy of the MPAA goes on to this very day where they find sexuality in movies more unnerving than violence or someone getting blown away literally. Of course, it did offer the movie some free publicity which must have tickled the producers to death.
“Angel Heart” is a heavily atmospheric movie that makes you feel the coldness of New York, and the never ending heat that makes you sweat like never before in Louisiana. It is not a loud slam bang movie, and it does take its time in setting up the story and of the locations that the movie was shot in. Each city in the movie is an important character, and they reflect the nightmares and dreams of the main characters in the film. If this movie were to be made today, I imagine the studios would want the characters to be younger and more hip and take away some of the dark stuff… I hope this is one movie that filmmakers can leave off of the remake table. It does have some exciting moments and some shoot outs and chases, but they never seem put there to “liven” up the film so to speak.
Back when this movie was made, Mickey Rourke was a much bigger star, and this is one of the movies he seemed to do without the benefit of shampooing his hair. This fact continually dogs him to this very day. As Harry Angel, he does excellent work in making his character seem tough and sleazy, yet resourceful and vulnerable. Harry’s life unravels faster and faster as he digs deeper and deeper into the mystery that surrounds him. Watching Rourke in a roll like this reminds you of what a strong and brave actor he can be. Back then, he was not afraid to play on the dark side of a character and to give us someone who was not so morally sound. His off screen antics seem to get the best of him these days, but thanks to his performance years later in “Sin City,” we can never forget how great of an actor he can be.
The movie credits itself for having “a special appearance by Robert De Niro.” Special appearance? That seems to imply that you see him in the movie once. On point of fact, you see him several times throughout the movie as Louis Cyphre (pay close attention to that name). It’s one of the few performances where De Niro never goes over the top and gets all threatening like he does in movies like “Mean Streets.” This film was also made way before De Niro went into making nothing comedies (“Righteous Kill” should correct that). As Cyphre, De Niro gives a delicious performance of a man endlessly fascinated by the corruption and decay of the soul. His character feeds on that just as he feeds on hard boiled eggs. When he says that the egg is the symbol of the soul and then slowly bites into it in front of Rourke’s character, it is a very chilling moment. De Niro looks like he had a blast playing this part.
Lisa Bonet was deep into playing Denise Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” when she was cast in this. I imagine the MPAA tricked themselves into giving this film an adults only rating because they got all hot and bothered at one Cosby’s TV daughters showing her breasts. I can see them now:
“We can’t let kids see this movie! They will never look at one of television’s famous daughters the same again! This will destroy their innocence!!”
A lot of the controversy surrounding this movie almost hides the fact that Bonet was actually really good here. A lot of people probably assumed she got this part because of her success on “The Cosby Show,” but Alan Parker made it clear when the movie was released that he picked her because he felt she was right for the part. Having seen this movie, I completely agree. I also have to admit that it was fun seeing her naked, but anyway. Lisa’s character of Epiphany (perfectly named by the way) is a mysterious person who seems to say everything yet reveals nothing, and she captures the mystery of this character very well and keeps us guessing of what she really knows. It’s almost a shame that her career has descended into obscurity, although I get the feeling she doesn’t mind it all that much.
Director Alan Parker has made a lot of great movies over the years like “Birdy” and the experience that is “Midnight Express” to name a few. Like “Angel Heart,” they deal with lost souls trying desperately to free themselves of whatever is holding them back. There is a lot holding Harry Angel back in this movie, but when he finally gets to the truth, he will find that being held back was actually a blessing that he could never see. Alan gives the movie a distinctive look as it takes place in the 1940’s. Parker also directs his actors very well and gives them each a memorable moment that sticks with you long after you have seen the movie.
Trevor Jones did the score, and I’m wondering if I can possibly find it anywhere. It’s probably out of print at this time. Trevor does great work capturing the tension and the atmosphere, and of aiding the filmmakers in realizing the horrifying truth that Harry has spent this movie trying to find.
The trailer for “Angel Heart” goes out of its way to make it look like this is the second coming of horror by comparing it to “The Exorcist” and “Chinatown.” This movie does not reach those heights and was never in a position to do so, but it is still a very good movie worth seeing for those who have an interest in the devil and/or the occult. Both play a big part in this movie.
***1/2 out of ****
