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Angel Eyes
2001
Jennifer Lopez stars as tough Chicago cop Sharon Pogue in Luis Mandoki's ANGEL EYES. Sharon gives no quarter to the criminals on her beat. She's all too ready to beat up any lowlife who treats her disrespectfully. Sharon grew up in an abusive household, and this is the root of her anger. Catch (Jim Caviezel) has his own trauma .. Read more
| Starring | Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto, Terrence Dashon Howard |
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| Director | Luis Mandoki |
| Genres | Drama |
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Angel Eyes
Jennifer Lopez stars as tough Chicago cop Sharon Pogue in Luis Mandoki's ANGEL EYES. Sharon gives no quarter to the criminals on her beat. She's all too ready to beat up any lowlife who treats her disrespectfully. Sharon grew up in an abusive household, and this is the root of her anger. Catch (Jim Caviezel) has his own trauma to deal with. He's a drifter, seemingly connected to nothing and no one. But he suddenly becomes focused one day when he spots Sharon at a coffee shop. When she rushes headlong into a potentially fatal situation, he's there to save her. This odd, quiet, mysterious man intrigues her, and they begin to take tentative steps toward a relationship. Sharon discovers that Catch is dealing with a tragic past, and in his efforts to escape his pain, he's lost everything--even his identity. ANGEL EYES is a sensitive, intelligent, and touching romantic drama about two people struggling to connect despite tremendous odds. The film is surprising in small ways, in its telling details, its gentle humor, and in the subtly effective performances of its stars--Lopez, Caviezel, and especially Sonia Braga, in an uncharacteristically fragile performance as Sharon's abused mother.
| Starring | Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto, Terrence Dashon Howard, Sonia Braga, Victor Argo |
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| Director | Luis Mandoki |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | English, French, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 25 Mar 2002 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
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Whimsy is not usually director Luis Mandoki's cup of tea. He specialises in bringing us realistic love stories such as When a Man Loves a Woman and here again he delivers an unconventional romance. Jennifer Lopez is excellent as embittered Chicago cop Sharon Pogue who's hopelessly at odds with her father and brother's brutality towards their wives. On the streets, however, she is as aggressive as they are until rescued one day by enigmatic drifter Catch (Jim Caviezel). The two begin a tentative “relationship” but Lopez soon realises that Caviezel's ethereal manner has its roots in a tragic accident. Here Mandoki examines whether damaged personalities can come together in spite of their emotional baggage and it's this darker slant that makes Angel Eyes intriguing. What lets the entire experience down is an appalling finale, which reeks of schmaltz and studio pressure for a conventional ending. The director should never have compromised.
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A multiple auto pile-up: thanks to the quick thinking of Chicago cop Sharon Pogue ('We need more ambulances here!') and... read more on Time Out
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10 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Intelligent, tragic, often humorous, romantic drama
I really enjoy this film. I, like a lot of people, originally watched this movie purely because it stars Jennifer Lopez. However, if you are looking for an action packed movie full of one liners and special fx then this is not the film for you! If on the other hand you desire an absorbing story, with complex characters who will make you both laugh and cry, this is the place to be!
The real beauty of this film is in the way the two main characters are gradually revealed to us. They appear so strong, but like so many of us in our lives, are just treading water. Maybe together they can overcome their inner demons and start from 'Scratch'! -
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10 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Intelligent, tragic, often humorous, romantic drama
I really enjoy this film. I, like a lot of people, originally watched this movie purely because it stars Jennifer Lopez. However, if you are looking for an action packed movie full of one liners and special fx then this is not the film for you! If on the other hand you desire an absorbing story, with complex characters who will make you both laugh and cry, this is the place to be!
The real beauty of this film is in the way the two main characters are gradually revealed to us. They appear so strong, but like so many of us in our lives, are just treading water. Maybe together they can overcome their inner demons and start from 'Scratch'! -
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Passion quenched as J-Lo told to keep clothes on
- 16 Mar 2004
Jim Caviezel, star of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ", reportedly told Jennifer Lopez to put some clothes back on in a sex scene. The pair were filming "Angel Eyes", but Caviezel didn't want to see the stunner nude. He told the Daily Mirror that he wanted J-Lo to cover up so she didn't offend his wife, Kerri. "I want to respect her," he said. "The only bare breasts I want next to me in my life belong to my wife." J-Lo, twice voted "World's... Read more
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