Angels Don't Sleep Here (2002)

A man is accused of murder and manipulated into a web of deceit as his thought-to-be dead twin brother plots revenge on those who tried to kill him.

Director:

Paul Cade

Writer:

Paul Cade

Stars:

Dana Ashbrook, Kelly Rutherford, Roy Scheider

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dana Ashbrook	...	Michael / Jessie Daniels
Kelly Rutherford	...	Kate Porter
Roy Scheider	...	Mayor Harry S. Porter
Robert Patrick	...	Det. Russell Stark
Kari Wuhrer	...	Dr. April Williams
Channon Roe	...	Det. Jay Stanton
Gary Farmer	...	Lou Washington
Christina Pickles	...	Angela Porter
Birgit Stein	...	Maggie
Cee Cee Michaela	...	Ravin (as Cee Cee Harshaw)
Trevor Gruhot	...	Young Jesse
Travis Gruhot	...	Young Michael
Drew Fuller	...	Teenage Jesse
Jordi Vilasuso	...	Teenage Michael
Michelle Durham	...	Teenage Kate

Storyline

Michael Daniels is a forensic specialist whom has been plagued most of his adult life by the mysterious disappearance of his twin brother Jessie. When Michael meets up with Jessie's former girlfriend Kate Porter, a district attorney whom is investigating her own father, Harry S. Potter, whom is the mayor of Los Angeles, Michael soon finds himself in deep trouble when he thinks that Jessie may be alive and is targeting him for the things gone wrong with his life, leading to Michael getting framed for Mayor Potter's murder and relentlessly pursued by a persistent detective named Russell Stark. Michael must race against the clock to clear his name with the help of Kate, and his co-worker April to stay ahead of the unseen stalker, but is everything what it seems?

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Plot Keywords:

murder | twins | revenge | evil man | independent film

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Taglines:

Some secrets don't stay buried

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Backflash 2: Angels Don't Sleep Here

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Silverline Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Second half was more exciting than first, ending quite complicated

The twin brother of pathologist Michael Daniels has been missing for ten years, but Michael will not give up the search. His former girlfriend Kate is the daughter of corrupt mayor Harry S. Porter (we're told he is mayor of 'this city' and shown that it is a large city, but never told what city). She doesn't get along with her father, mainly because of his morals, and she tells Michael her mother was given six months to live two years ago. The mayor will do anything--short of hurting his daughter--to guarantee his re-election. Meanwhile, someone is watching Michael's apartment and taking pictures of him.

At first there didn't seem to be much to this movie, and flashbacks to Michael's earlier life (including scenes with his brother Jesse) were frequent and annoying. But a major development halfway through gave it a new energy, and the second half was not only exciting but sometimes chilling, helped by very weird music and sound effects that included heartbeats. By the end things were very confusing, so it would be hard to call this movie predictable.

For the type of movie, this was not excessively violent, though violence was a part of it.

This probably wasn't anywhere close to being a classic, but it wasn't garbage either. Certainly the second half wasn't.