A marginal , slimy private eye : Mickey Rourke is hired by a strange man who calls himself Luis Cyphre : Robert De Niro to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite , a missing singer, then things go wrong , resulting in fateful consequences , but It will scare you to your very soul . As his investigations lead him to the bizare World of the occult in New Orleans , where the blood drips to a different beat . Harry Angel is searching for the truth.. play he doesn't find it ! . Nothing can prepare you for the ending of Angel Heart ! .
A thrilling , terrifying , intriguing film about a twisted investigation that takes a somber and unexpected turn at a striking climax . Mickey Rourke stars as a down-and-out private investigator who is given a rather bizarre case to solve and giving an acceptable acting . While Robert De Niro steals the show as the dapper , elegant and more than slightly sinister and devilish Louis Cyphre who wants to find a lost singer in order to settle a vague debt. And Lisa Bonet defiantly her image as as young innocent who showed up in Bill Cosby Show. A visually provokating movie , with a strong sex scene between Rourke and Bonet , captured R-ratings and unrated versions . Abolutely not for kiddies or the squeamish .
It contains a colorful, glmmering and stimulating cinematography by Michael Seresin , showing an exotic New Orleans and Louisiana. As well as an exciting and mysterious musical score by Trevor Ravin . It displays a clever and twisted script by Alan Parker himself , adapted by Parker from "Falling Angel" by William Hjortsberg and being well directed . Parker builds the story little by little to a surprising final . Alan Parker was a good writer and director who made some nice and successful -at times- movies , such as : "Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Fame , Shoot the Moon , Pink Floyd : The Wall , Birdy , Mississippi Burning , Come See the Paradise, The Commitments , The Road to Wellville , Evita, Angela's asses , The Life of David Gale" , among others . Rating : 6.5/10. Better than average . The pic will appeal to Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro fans .
A thrilling , terrifying , intriguing film about a twisted investigation that takes a somber and unexpected turn at a striking climax . Mickey Rourke stars as a down-and-out private investigator who is given a rather bizarre case to solve and giving an acceptable acting . While Robert De Niro steals the show as the dapper , elegant and more than slightly sinister and devilish Louis Cyphre who wants to find a lost singer in order to settle a vague debt. And Lisa Bonet defiantly her image as as young innocent who showed up in Bill Cosby Show. A visually provokating movie , with a strong sex scene between Rourke and Bonet , captured R-ratings and unrated versions . Abolutely not for kiddies or the squeamish .
It contains a colorful, glmmering and stimulating cinematography by Michael Seresin , showing an exotic New Orleans and Louisiana. As well as an exciting and mysterious musical score by Trevor Ravin . It displays a clever and twisted script by Alan Parker himself , adapted by Parker from "Falling Angel" by William Hjortsberg and being well directed . Parker builds the story little by little to a surprising final . Alan Parker was a good writer and director who made some nice and successful -at times- movies , such as : "Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Fame , Shoot the Moon , Pink Floyd : The Wall , Birdy , Mississippi Burning , Come See the Paradise, The Commitments , The Road to Wellville , Evita, Angela's asses , The Life of David Gale" , among others . Rating : 6.5/10. Better than average . The pic will appeal to Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro fans .