Angel of Evil
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  • Summary: Placido's bio-pic of Renato Vallanzasca plays out like an Italian Mesrine, charting the rise and fall of the legendary underworld figure. In the 1980s, Vallanzasca (played enigmatically by Kim Rossi Stuart) worked his way to the top of Milan's crime scene, using brute force to dispatch his rivals and pulling off a series of daring robberies. Placido successfully captures the spirit of the times with breathless pacing and stunning set-pieces... (Artificial Eye) … Expand

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    Jun 17, 2011
    63
    What is missing is any sort of psychological insight. Just what made Renato run? You won't find out here.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: David Parkinson
    Jun 15, 2011
    60
    A slick, enthralling look at the life of Vallanzasca but fails to truly get under his skin.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Andy Webster
    Jun 16, 2011
    50
    Angel of Evil is bloody, yes, but loaded with generic action sequences, shouting matches and blustery sentiment. To borrow Robert Evans's famous quotation about "The Godfather," you can smell the spaghetti, but less sauce might have helped.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    Jun 16, 2011
    50
    Though there's no shortage of mustache-quivering energy and wide-collared strutting, Angel of Evil can't separate itself enough from the pack as a character piece to be memorable as anything other than a blood-spattered timeline.

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