El Angel

Name: El Angel
Genre: Biography, Drama, Crime
Released: November 9, 2018
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Cecilia Roth, Chino Darín, Daniel Fanego, Fernando Noy, Lorenzo Ferro

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20th Century Fox | Release Date: November 9, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Cecilia Roth, Chino Darín, Daniel Fanego, Fernando Noy, Lorenzo Ferro, Luis Gnecco, Malena Villa, Mercedes Morán, Peter Lanzani, William Prociuk

Summary: Buenos Aires, 1971. Carlitos (Lorenzo Ferro) is a seventeen-year-old with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people’s things, but it wasn’t until his early adolescence that his true calling — to be a thief — manifested itself. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawnBuenos Aires, 1971. Carlitos (Lorenzo Ferro) is a seventeen-year-old with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people’s things, but it wasn’t until his early adolescence that his true calling — to be a thief — manifested itself. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him and starts showing off to get his attention. Together they will embark on a journey of discovery, love and crime. Killing is just a random offshoot of the violence, which continues to escalate until Carlitos is finally apprehended. Because of his angelic appearance, the press dubs Carlitos “The Angel of Death.” Showered with attention because of his beauty, he becomes an overnight celebrity. Altogether, he is believed to have committed over forty thefts and eleven homicides. [The Orchard]
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Director: Luis Ortega

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 118 min

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Vince Mancini

Oct 1, 2018

The Angel is funny as hell, outrageous without feeling sensational, visually beautiful, and immensely enjoyable as unpredictable eye candy. It’s one of those movies that’s so fun that it ends up feeling much shorter than it actually is. Read full review

Allan Hunter

May 14, 2018

This is stylish, commercial storytelling that marks a big leap forward for Ortega and should put Lorenzo Ferro on the map. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Nov 7, 2018

El Angel‘s greatest accomplishment is in the way it charges the relationships between characters with so much eroticism but never grants us the right to watch desire — other than desire for violence — actually unfold. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Monica Castillo

Nov 9, 2018

Although the film’s premise is based on a true story, Luis Ortega’s El Angel is not a faithful biopic. Somehow, the facts are darker than their fictional counterparts. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Nov 8, 2018

El Angel is a crime spree as improvised reverie, one with a subject who is as quick to give away his loot as the director is to make the subtext explicit. Read full review

Stephen Dalton

May 14, 2018

While Angel brings little new to the lexicon of serial killer biopics, it hits the target as an effortlessly palatable aesthetic experience, more shiny period pageant than probing character study. Read full review

The Film Stage Ethan Vestby

Sep 8, 2018

Unfortunately, the film’s tone and form veer far closer to Scorsese imitation. Read full review

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Nov 11, 2018

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sebastianali

Jul 21, 2019

El Ángel es una muy buena película. Si bien es un poco blanda al principio y el final podría haber sido mas elaborado, la recomiendo.
Corrección: Bajo la nota de un 8 a un 7, ya que no innova en nada. Es bastante genérica y prescindible.

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Estebaan

Jan 29, 2019

Bueno... lo intentaron. Últimamente el cine argentino se potencio en temas visuales (foto, vestuario, arte) y perdió fuerzas en los guiones. A El Ángel le falta una historia que seguir, solamente vemos al protagonista hacer cosas porque si, sin un sentido. Destaco en particular la actuaciónBueno... lo intentaron. Últimamente el cine argentino se potencio en temas visuales (foto, vestuario, arte) y perdió fuerzas en los guiones. A El Ángel le falta una historia que seguir, solamente vemos al protagonista hacer cosas porque si, sin un sentido. Destaco en particular la actuación de Lorenzo Ferro que por ser su primer papel esta bastante bien… Expand

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InTrippyEntropy

Aug 4, 2019

El Angel tells the story of a real life robber / killer / rapist. It's a sort of sunny roll rock and roll filled Tale of Two young men on a crime spree. It's entertaining and the performances are good. But do not read the true story of who this man really was. He was a vile cruel heartlessEl Angel tells the story of a real life robber / killer / rapist. It's a sort of sunny roll rock and roll filled Tale of Two young men on a crime spree. It's entertaining and the performances are good. But do not read the true story of who this man really was. He was a vile cruel heartless Criminal. If you can separate the two, you will enjoy it.… Expand

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