An Angel Heart for the new Millennium

Rating: Null/10 (7 February 1999)

I was put off of seeing this movie it when it first came out because:- (a) I'm not (normally) a Reeves fan (b) I am a Pacino fan but for some reason I expected his performance to be "low-key" - perhaps a Michael Corleone great grandfather type figure - all restraint and quiet reflection. (c) I hate (most) courtroom drama movies
I saw the movie on video last night and was...... very pleasantly surprised. Reeves was pretty good - 100% believable in the role. Every member of the supporting cast were fantastic and Pacino was excellent but in a very unconventional, unlikeable way. His John Milton seemed, at turns, to (deliberately I think) parody his Godfather, Scarface and even Scent of a Woman characters. One of my favourite movies of all time is Angel Heart. This movie is the only thing that has even come close to reaching the same sinister/inward-spiraling/reality-bluring atmosphere of that earlier movie. There was so much about TDA that was impressive. Sure, the ending was (somewhat) predictable but the way in which it was resolved was extremely imaginative and thought provoking. I was glad that the sfx were not allowed to "take over" the movie which is a common failing in these CGI-prevalent times. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes intelligent, chilling movies. One last point: Shouldn't the Rolling Stones fadeout track have been "Sympathy for the Devil"?