DVD Review: Angel of Death (2009): Doug Jones, Lucy Lawless, Zoe Bell, Jake Abel, Ted Raimi, Vail Bloom, Ingrid Rogers, Brian Poth, Sam Hargrave, Rawle D. Lewis, Robert Lewis Stephenson, Paige Orr, Carl Herse, Paul Etheredge, Jacob Vaughan, Jochen Kunstler, John Norris, Mark Battaglia, Ed Brubaker: Movies & TV
DVD Review: Angel of Death (2009): Doug Jones, Lucy Lawless, Zoe Bell, Jake Abel, Ted Raimi, Vail Bloom, Ingrid Rogers, Brian Poth, Sam Hargrave, Rawle D. Lewis, Robert Lewis Stephenson, Paige Orr, Carl Herse, Paul Etheredge, Jacob Vaughan, Jochen Kunstler, John Norris, Mark Battaglia, Ed Brubaker: Movies & TV
Product Description
In the tradition of Grindhouse, Kill Bill and Sin City, award winning comic book writer Ed Brubaker (Incognito, The Death of Captain America, Daredevil) teams up with stuntwoman - turned cult star Zoë Bell (Death Proof, Lost) to deliver a stark, stylish pulp thriller about a very bad girl gone “good.”
Eve (Bell) is a sexy assassin who kills without remorse - until one botched hit changes everything. Caught off guard, Eve is stabbed in the head and inadvertently murders a young girl. The blade is removed, but the damage is done: Eve’s mind is now filled with visions of past victims. The hunter becomes the haunted and this killing machine is plagued with remorse. Unable to “work,” this mob asset has become a liability. Eve’s only chance to survive is to track down her ruthless bosses before their new hitman finds her.
Originally webcast on Crackle.com, Angel of Death co-stars Lucy Lawless (Xena, Princess Warrior, Bedtime Stories, Battlestar Galactica), Doug Jones (Quarantine) and Ted Raimi (Spider Man 3).
Slightly entertaining episodic fiction, supps give it a higher rate,
By Steve Kuehl “SLV Video” (Ben Lomond, CA) -
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
I had not watched the original web series or read the comic so I guess that makes me a non-fan/follower. On its own this would be a standard slice and fight film but with a very agile and capable action gal. Instead they included a plethora of supplements that help give this entire package a higher rating. Actually, I had ordered this because of Doug Jones as I am one of those behind-the-scenes kind of supporters and he is another one of those guys that no one knows but has been seen by everybody (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, Doom, etc.).
You have a standard (and completely unbelievable in the beginning) story of a hit woman turning the tables and killing all of those she worked for in the past. This change of heart stems from having a 12″ blade stuck in her brain, but hey - this is entertainment not reality. The stunts are good, the film look is average to grainy throughout, and the acting painful at times. But what makes this (especially for the fans) are the special features.
Making of: 30 minutes covering all that went into the production outside of the focused features following.
Casting Zoe: 15 minutes of the thoughts and process behind having her be the one.
Writing Brubaker: 15 minutes catering to the fans of his and why he does what he does.
Behind the Stunts: 16 minutes (my favorite) about the real work horses and brains behind how they created and pulled off the stunts in this.
Zoe Screen Test: 3 minutes of her trying to act without kicking the crud out of someone.
Eve’s Tips: Several 30-second Webisodes entailing how one can go about trying to kill like she can.
Overall, one thing the creators mentioned in these documentaries that I thought of the most in rating this, is that the movie is supposed to be entertaining without trying to be something above a B movie - and in that case they succeeded. Two and a half stars for the film, one and a half stars for the supplements.
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