Hooded Angels (2002)
"Glory Glory" (original title)

A gang of women wreak vengeance upon the society that failed them.

Director:

Paul Matthews

Writer:

Paul Matthews

Stars:

Amanda Donohoe, Steven Bauer, Paul Johansson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amanda Donohoe	...	Widow
Steven Bauer	...	Jack
Paul Johansson	...	Wes
Gary Busey	...	Sheriff
Chantell Stander	...	Hannah
Juliana Venter	...	Ellie
David Dukas	...	Billy
Gideon Emery	...	Sil
Jenna Dover	...	Jane
Julie Hartley	...	April
Candice Argall	...	Becky
Jennifer Steyn	...	Christa
Ana Alexander	...	Marie (as Anna Katerina)
Michelle Bradshaw	...	Sherrie
Cordell McQueen	...	Beard

Storyline

A gang of women wreak vengeance upon the society that failed them.

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Plot Keywords:

bank robbery | texas | rape | tied up | general | 

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Taglines:

Those who survive, change the rules.

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Genres:

Action | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and sexuality

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hooded Angels

Filming Locations:

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peakviewing Productions, Tanmarsh Communications Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Hannah: [to Wes] You feel bad about Silver Creek? I'll tell you about Silver Creek, I was there, so was Ellie and the Widow. I had a son, did you know that? He was four years old, four years old and they gunned him down in the streets like a dog. And your militia, your precious gorillas all six of them they beat the shit out of us and raped us until we bled, and this
[shows the scars on her back]
Hannah: this is war, Captain, and it doesn't stop just because some general says so.

User Reviews

If It Was a Book I Would Burn It

"Hooded Angels" aka "Glory Glory" is a movie that should come with a warning label, something like: "caution- watching this movie is a waste of time-the ending does not deliver anything useful". When you begin watching a movie that physically looks professional (decent cinematography-good film stock) you tend to assume that its other elements (story, acting, production design) will also be professional. Inside this professionally shot package is a story about a group of aging beauty queens and models robbing banks in the American West, wearing a selection of clothes from the Neiman-Marcus Leather Shop, showcasing acting talent on the level of your local high school's senior play, and engaging in a whole lot of poorly staged violence. So it would seem reasonable to assume that there is more here than meets the eye since nothing could be unintentionally this bad.

Midway into the movie you conclude that this is some kind of ambitious "expressionistic" masterpiece (insert David Lynch here). So you watch the rest of it, waiting for director Paul Matthews to pull all these surreal qualities into a nice package of allegory and metaphor. But this does not happen because this is actually supposed to be serious (insert "realism" here), it is actually supposed to be taken literally. Its record-breaking score on the lameness meter is unintentional.

"Hooded Angels" is what would happen if someone were unwise enough to cross "Taxi" (2004) with "The Quick and the Dead" (1995) and mix in a little Sergio Leone texture. Unfortunately nothing good results, only bad and ugly.

The earlier comments give a reasonably accurate detailing of the story. This may not be the worst movie of all time but it is a strong contender.