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Acclaimed French filmmaker François Ozon directs this lush adaptation of a novel by the English writer Elizabeth Taylor. ANGEL begins in England in 1905, with the beauty of the title (Romola Garai) ardently pursuing a career as a writer. Her book catches the fancy of the British public, and soon Angel is a celebrity--but she .. Read more

Starring	Janine Duvitski, Christopher Benjamin, Lucy Russell, Alison Pargeter
Director	Francois Ozon
Genres	Drama

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- Prolific French director FranÃois Ozon has amassed a cheerfully idiosyncratic, if inconsistent, body of work over the... read more on Time Out
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- - David Jenkins
  - Time Out
  - 11 Feb 2010 at 03:04
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- - 44
  - 1
  Jaw-droppingly awful
  
  I think I only watched it the whole (extended version) way through because I couldn't believe what my eyes and ears were telling me (my poor tortured senses... read more »
  
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- 723870
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - roo
  - U.K.
  - 10 Mar 2009 at 18:32
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- - 2
  - 0
  Disappointing and a waste of time
  
  Well, that was a waste of two hours of my life - do not under any circumstances watch Angel, centring around the life of a selfish, delusional writer and her ... read more »
  
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- 1051940
- - a customer
  - 16 Oct 2011 at 16:17
- - 0
  - 1
  Stylish film, with an unusual lead character
  
  I rather enjoyed this tale about a self-absorbed and rather nasty, yet successful author in Edwardian England.
  
  It is a heavily stylised film and is ... read more »
  
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- 1048434
- - Jcamp
  - 28 reviews
  - Canterbury
  - 06 Oct 2011 at 17:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Be careful what you expect from this.
  
  It was difficult watching - not because of the quality of the acting or the pacing, but because the heroine IS rather an unlikeable character. Angel is very ... read more »
  
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- 1040284
- - herdivineshadow
  - 2 reviews
  - Watford
  - 13 Sep 2011 at 13:26
- - 0
  - 0
  If you like Romola Garai then this is for you.
  
  I watched this film because I like Romola Garai I had recently seen her in 'I Capture The Castle'. She was very good in 'Angel' - she kept the ... read more »
  
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- 1016801
- - HelenRosenblatt
  - 16 reviews
  - Liverpool, UK
  - 13 Jul 2011 at 18:35
- - 0
  - 0
  a Truely " love or hate it " film
  
  from all the reviews plus the average score you will not be surprised to learn this is a love or hate movie if ever there was one. Although it is a little banal... read more »
  
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- 993499
- - ceneit
  - 25 reviews
  - North Lincs
  - 16 May 2011 at 13:10
- - 1
  - 0
  Life too short
  
  Oh dear, it's rare for me, but I couldn't watch more than ten minutes of this tedious nonsense and usually I'm a complete pushover for the costume ... read more »
  
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- 985813
- - a customer
  - 24 Apr 2011 at 20:50
- - 1
  - 1
  film Angel
  
  A brilliant representation of a melodramatic fantasy novel -- yes, it was supposed to be a melodramatic fantasy! Gorgeous costumes and appropriate acting.read more »
  
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- 890989
- - Darlingpiglet
  - 16 reviews
  - Wells
  - 13 May 2010 at 09:04
- - 2
  - 0
  The clash between reality and fantasy
  
  I have to agree with most reviewers that this movie was tedious to watch. Angel is not an easy person to get to like, but that was the point.The main theme of ... read more »
  
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  - Beddington
  - 22 Apr 2010 at 16:45
- - 3
  - 0
  no good
  
  i really enjoyed romola in the tv adaptation of 'Emma' so was expecting her to be good in this. How wrong could I be... terribly overacted and very ... read more »
  
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  - sidcup
  - 13 Apr 2010 at 17:11
- - 0
  - 0
  A must for cat lovers
  
  Flouncy melodrama with some humour and pathos. Angel lives her life as if it was one of her novels and Ozon films it in the same way.
  
  You have to go... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Tuttle
  - 24 reviews
  - Newdigate
  - 31 Jan 2010 at 22:02
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- - 44
  - 1
  Jaw-droppingly awful
  
  I think I only watched it the whole (extended version) way through because I couldn't believe what my eyes and ears were telling me (my poor tortured senses... read more »
  
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- 723870
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - roo
  - U.K.
  - 10 Mar 2009 at 18:32
- - 11
  - 0
  Is this the worst film ever made?
  
  My daughter and I watched this film, and couldn't believe that we stuck with it all the way through. Must be that we were too tired to move? It was ... read more »
  
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- 726755
- - EllaBella
  - 1 review
  - Stroud
  - 15 Mar 2009 at 21:50
- - 7
  - 0
  we gave up after 30 minutes
  
  maybe this is one you need to give a bit of time to but after 30 minutes of bad acting (from the normally great Garai) I could bear it no longer.
  
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- 714976
- - Hebejeeby
  - 12 reviews
  - newcastle
  - 24 Feb 2009 at 11:22
- - 6
  - 0
  Is this the worst film ever?
  
  I thought at first it was meant to be a parody. Unfortunately not - it was just bad. I don't normally write reviews, but I felt the public should be ... read more »
  
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- 717843
- - Albert Ross
  - Guildford, England
  - 28 Feb 2009 at 22:53
- - 5
  - 0
  angel
  
  i can't believe it had fake back ground scenes as they were driving. Not very realistic at all. Very boring and predictable film
  
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- 718819
- - a customer
  - London
  - 02 Mar 2009 at 16:11
- - 5
  - 0
  Awful!
  
  I cannot believe how bad this is. Boring story, bad acting, the worst period drama I have seen for a long time.
  
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- - a customer
  - Rayleigh
  - 29 Jun 2009 at 05:15
- - 4
  - 0
  Amazingly bad
  
  Melodramatic and hammy acting abound - very very odd indeed. Not entirely sure how anyone could sympathise or like 'angel'.
  
  If you like ... read more »
  
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- 733080
- - Wiggle
  - 9 reviews
  - Wellington
  - 26 Mar 2009 at 16:13
- - 3
  - 0
  Avoid!
  
  Terrible film. Obviously meant to be a piss-take of romantic novels, but was so boring to watch that I gave up after half an hour.
  
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- 722142
- - ruthyb
  - 2 reviews
  - Leicestershire
  - 07 Mar 2009 at 22:30
- - 3
  - 0
  Amazingly poor movie
  
  I wish I have read the other two reviews and not having wasted my time on what is indeed the most poor movie I've ever seen. Indeed you wonder if it's a... read more »
  
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- 734957
- - a customer
  - London
  - 30 Mar 2009 at 13:57
- - 3
  - 0
  What a turkey. Blurgh.
  
  How did this woman get a job, nevermind the lead in a film and how did no-one notice?
  
  I only rented this because of Fantastic Fassbender, but not ... read more »
  
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- 751677
- - a customer
  - Plymouth
  - 03 May 2009 at 10:46

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  Acclaimed French filmmaker François Ozon directs this lush adaptation of a novel by the English writer Elizabeth Taylor. ANGEL begins in England in 1905, with the beauty of the title (Romola Garai) ardently pursuing a career as a writer. Her book catches the fancy of the British public, and soon ...