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  • 2011
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 2 h 5 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 2 h 5 m

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 robber...

Directed By: Michele Placido

Written By: Renato Vallanzasca, Carlo Bonini, Antonella D'Agostino, Andrea Purgatori, Angelo Pasquini, Kim Rossi Stuart, Antonio Leotti, Toni Trupia, Andrea Leanza, Michele Placido

  • 2011
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 2 h 5 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 2 h 5 m

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 robber...

Directed By: Michele Placido

Written By: Renato Vallanzasca, Carlo Bonini, Antonella D'Agostino, Andrea Purgatori, Angelo Pasquini, Kim Rossi Stuart, Antonio Leotti, Toni Trupia, Andrea Leanza, Michele Placido

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Jun 17, 2011
What is missing is any sort of psychological insight. Just what made Renato run? You won't find out here.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 15, 2011
A slick, enthralling look at the life of Vallanzasca but fails to truly get under his skin.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 16, 2011
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.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 16, 2011
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.
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40
Jun 15, 2011
In many ways reminiscent of "Mesrine" but suffers greatly in comparison. It hits many of the same marks -- but the scenes unfold almost elliptically, never really building or illuminating character, and never sparking narrative momentum.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cosmo Production, Fox International Production Italy, Babe Film, Canal+, CinéCinéma, Mandragora Movies
Release Date Jun 17, 2011
Duration 2 h 5 m
Rating R
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Tagline The incredible true story of Italy's most notorious gangster.
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Awards

David di Donatello Awards
• 8 Nominations
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Kineo Awards, Italy
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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