Angel Eyes
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: May 18, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
14
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
There's a moving, complicated love story at the center of Angel Eyes. It's too bad a peripheral plot line draws attention away from it.
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Angel Eyes is the rare film that presents a family dynamic as demented as ones we know from life. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A surprisingly effective film. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Lopez is so remarkably unaffected and guileless that she manages to carry the film through its mood swing, if not successfully to its conclusion.
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Lopez is not yet the actor Caviezel is. Still, she fills her performance with conviction, does a couple of her own stunts, and has enough star presence to fill the big screen.
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The sincerity of their performances (Lopez and Caviezel) overrides the intermittent implausibilities of Gerald Dipego's script. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Adds up to a carefully crafted romantic drama of considerable insight and emotional impact that provides Lopez an acting challenge she meets with ease. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
But it's Lopez's movie, and its limitations are hers: Both actress and movie tackle emotional turmoil with a minimum of insight. Read full review
50
New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. Thompson
A unique and striking film for at least the first two-thirds of its running time, after which it turns, all too sadly, predictable and mundane Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Hints heavily at its One Big Secret from the get-go, then waits for you to figure it out miles ahead of the not-too-bright characters. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Wrapped in a layer of psuedo-spookiness that leads viewers to think the story is going somewhere it isn't. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
A wisp of ghost story that promises insight but is strictly soft focus. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Shot in Chicago, this is a picture that looks better than it sounds and is made much better than it deserves to be.
50
VarietyRobert Koehler
Darts back and forth from being a psychological thriller to a vaguely metaphysical drama to a fate-driven romance -- it all becomes a blur. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A cumbersome dud, grows draggier with each new revelation. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Viewers with a low tolerance for schmaltz may suffer; one heartfelt speech even drew nervous titters from the otherwise indulgent preview crowd. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Together, Lopez and Caviezel make quite a pair. Sorrowful yet hip, they seem to be inventing a new mood: designer melancholia. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
This is all about getting your life back on course before you can fall in love. Which isn't such a bad idea for a movie, as long as there's something more. Unfortunately, there isn't. Read full review
40
Washington PostRita Kempley
The audience hasn't the slightest idea what is going on. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A movie about healing that makes us want to scream out, ""Hollywood, heal thyself!" Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The product is so synthetic it has only attitude where its heart ought to be. Read full review
30
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Doesn't work at any level, but the total lack of chemistry between its central couple is fatal. Read full review
30
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
A tearjerking romantic confection that, thanks to a reliance on unrestrained psychobabble and melodramatic one-upmanship, is only partially digestible. Read full review
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Has all the telltale signs of desperate re-editing: mismatched shots, clumsy transitions and a devastating car wreck that occurred either on a dry sunlit day or in the midst of a nighttime downpour, depending on the flashback. Read full review
25
New York PostJonathan Foreman
During an endless, maudlin last act, it becomes more and more difficult not to laugh -- or barf -- as the protagonists tearfully come to terms with their issues. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
One of the most anticlimactic finales I've ever seen in a movie
20
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
A sappy love story wherein nary a gun or action sequence is seen after the first 10 minutes. Read full review
20
Rolling StonePeter Travers
A romantic thriller of more than usual ineptitude. Read full review
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