Angel-A (2007)

This movie – the real masterpiece. I have purely accidentally come across him on the Internet in August, 2017. And it is possible to call this movie on the right one of the greatest movies which I ever watched! He allows to look at the world on another and to change consciousness! The movie will be especially useful to people not to self-assured, those whom now it is especially difficult. Perhaps you have thought that it is the movie for losers. But it absolutely not so. It will be interesting also to those who has already taken place in life and strong stands on the feet. In the main characters you will be able to see yourself (in the past or in the present). In world cinema there are a lot of movies which motivate, but only this allows to glance on the present in himself and to change, fall in love with himself! Acting just at the top level on the 10th ball scale I would deliver to 100. It is that movie from the few which you look and try to catch each word.Not to open a plot I will tell that it tells about 28-year-old André who owes tens of thousands of euro to various bandits across all Paris. Terms draw in and he decides to jump off from the bridge and suddenly notices the girl who costs near him and too wants to jump off...

This film is about Andre Moussah, a broke man on the edge with debts to pay, in beautiful Paris, France. He jumps off one of the city's bridges one early Sunday morning to save a beautiful woman named Angela. She is tall, blonde, fast talking, intelligent , and ready to help Andre out any way she can. The movie is beautifully done in black and white with Paris in all its glory. Andre and Angela make an unlikely couple but Angela isn't who she appears to be. The actors do a first rate job in making me love this pair. I love the music. Luc Besson is a brilliant director who also wrote the screenplay. Besides being serious, this film is a lot of fun to watch anyway. You wish to be like Angela.

So I was searching around the media sites for something to watch the other night and after going through Netflix, Vudu, and Hulu, I didn't see anything that really caught my eye. Finally I gave Crackle a look and I stumbled across this movie by Luc Besson from back in 2005. I enjoyed the Leon: The Professional and La Femme Nikita so I figured I would give this one a try.The story revolves around Andre a down on his luck immigrant living in Paris. He seems to owe money to everyone in the city and they are looking to collect by whatever means necessary. Facing an untimely death anyway, Andre decides to take his own life by jumping into a river.Before he can jump he meets a six foot tall blonde woman named Angela who is also attempting to kill herself in the same fashion. She jumps, and Andre jumps in to save her. Andre manages to pull her out of the river, and Angela, in order to pay back Andre for saving her life, tells Andre that she is going to help him earn back the money he owes so that he can start his life fresh.It is not really giving anything away here to tell you that Angela is actually and Angel that was sent down to save Andre's life. (Angela = Angel-A get it? Oh luc you sly devil you.) Basically, what you are looking at here is 2 parts Its a Wonderful Life and 1 Part Wings Of Desire. Everything about Angel-A is largely derivative and this movie isn't bringing anything new to the table. Just like Wings the movie was shot in black and white and we get to see lots a scenes of architecture from around the city. The black and white doesn't really add any depth to this film.I didn't recognize the two leads from anything else I had seen. Jamel Debbouze was OK as Andre but his performance seems a bit over the top. He chews through his scenes like the Tasmanian devil from the Looney Tunes cartoons. Rie Rasmussen started off with a decent performance but he character gets more and more ham fisted as the movie progress.Angel-A can safely be skipped. If you haven't seen Wings of Desire yet then I highly recommend checking that film out instead.

Luc Besson delivers.Not just as a director but as a visionary.We see exactly what he wants us to see.And believe me,what he sees is indescribable beyond words.Angel-A is not your typical love story.It breaks your heart and takes your breath at some points.A story revolving around Andre- a scamster who gets into deep trouble with Parisian loansharks finds himself standing on a bridge ,ready to jump off into the Seine below,having few other choices with his life.He turns to look around and sees a beautiful woman ready to jump off too.As she jumps into the river,he saves her.In return,she offers him any favour he wants.Soon,the story gathers pace as we see Andre and Angel-A,working their way to get Andre out of trouble with the mobsters.but as time flies on,Andre finds himself falling in love with the woman.Those who haven't watched the movie,my advice to you is-Please do.A beautiful love story set in the romantic city of Paris,Angel-A will steal your heart.A story that mainly focuses on character-development rather than mindless script work,Angel-A is a gem from Luc Besson.