Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

antiparticleboard Saw this when it first came out-was haunted. This film asked-Do we know who we are? Didn't watch it until recently-so that's 30 years. It still haunts. After some combat and scotch-it still haunts. Asking the same question-Do we know who we are? Harry is the ultimate tragic character or is he? After reading the boards here and the references to the book, probably not. But, but...I have my own theory. Harry is so identifiable. Not perfect, but pretty decent. Should he be punished for Favorite's sins? Is he Favorite? What happened to Harry? Mickey Rourke in his prime-women wanted to be with him and men wanted to be him. Outstanding performance by Rourke.

adonis98-743-186503 Harry Angel is a private investigator. He is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn. The worst thing about Angel Heart is that it desperately tries to become the Devil's Advocate years before Pacino became the devil himself unfortunately the role of Robert De Niro is so small in this film that after some time into the movie you forget that he is in it as for Mickey Rourke i think he tried his best but the film was just boring and many times some characters made no sense at all and i truly wonder how did this film even got a 7.3/10.

Mike Joseph Raymond I saw this movie when it came out, it blew me away. I just saw it again recently, some 29 years later...it still holds up pretty good.The photography of Michael Seresin is just superb, moody, dark, appropriate.The realism of the sets, costumes and props brings authenticity through out the whole picture.Trevor Jone's score brings an ethereal feel through out the whole show.A tour de force by Alan Parker.Mickey Rourke at his best. Tough and vulnerable at the same time, Mickey balances his character's emotions beautifully.A Robert De Niro, like you've never seen him before.Last but not least, the stunning Lisa Bonnet in the role which got here kicked out of "The Cosby Show" -- ironic ain't it?

Desertman84 Angel Heart is a horror mystery film that features Mickey Rourke,Lisa Bonet and legendary actor,Robert De Niro. It was adapted from the novel entitled Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg.Written and directed by Alan Parker,the story was set in the 1950's wherein a Brooklyn private eye who was hired to locate a missing pop singer.As the investigator tries to solve the mystery,it turns out that anyone who has a clue to the mystery has come up dead.As always,the critically acclaimed novel has a better story in the book as compared to the movie.But nevertheless,it was still worth the view considering that the cast involved provided a good performance from Rourke,De Niro and surprisingly Bonet.Added to that,it was twisty, erotic and definitely splendid.Too bad that it is under-appreciated by movie goers. Give it a chance and it would not be surprising that one may find it an unpopular gem.