Angel Eyes is a romance without love, a suspense drama without tension, a thriller without excitement.
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Dramas
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.
Reviews for Angel Eyes
The slow pace of the film might be too much for those of you wanting a quick fix.
Angel Eyes can be downright silly, like when a moony Lopez pieces together the dandelion puffball that Caviezel gave her days ago. Just like the movie, it irretrievably falls apart.
Angel Eyes is really nothing more than a love story between two people who could save a lot of money by moving in together.
A less than perfect and often uneven, but nevertheless moderately enjoyable picture.
A well-acted character study of a hardworking woman, by a screenwriter (Gerald DiPego) and a director with enough integrity to dispense with the usual Hollywood distractions.
If Angel Eyes falters, it is because it becomes more obvious as it goes along, its sense of religiosity becoming less subtle.
The most notable performance to date from an actress whose hype has heretofore outstretched her work.
More like a TV movie of the week, but without any commercial breaks to interrupt the melodramatic tedium.
A mish-mash of a movie that can't decide whether it wants to be a thriller, love story, psychological drama or all of the above. It ends up prompting laughter when it doesn't mean to.
As that mystery unravels, so does the film, growing less interesting and more conventionally schmaltzy by the minute.
As hollow reconciliations pile up and the talk outweighs the drama, the film dribbles off into trivia.
The two stars have chemistry, but this romantic mystery is finally too lugubrious for a performer with the energy reserves of Lopez.
The product is so synthetic it has only attitude where its heart ought to be.
Subdued romance tricked up to look like Sixth Sense-style supernatural melodrama
Angel Eyes is so dull and marshmallowy, not even Lopez's naturally piquant charm can liven it up. It's a mopefest.
A carefully crafted romantic drama of considerable insight and emotional impact that provides Lopez an acting challenge she meets with ease.
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