Evil Angel (2009)

When the young woman Emma Carillo is stabbed five times, paramedic Marcus Galan feels a great empathy for her and unsuccessfully tries to save her life in the Mercy Hospital. Meanwhile the ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Dutcher

Writer:

Richard Dutcher

Stars:

Ving Rhames, Ava Gaudet, Kristopher Shepard

Cast

Credited cast:
Ving Rhames	...	Carruthers
Ava Gaudet	...	Carla
Kristopher Shepard	...	Marcus
Richard Dutcher	...	Martineau
Marie Westbrook	...	Jenny
Jontille Gerard	...	Josie
Bart Johnson	...	Jeff Morgan
JJ Neward	...	Caroline
Desean Terry	...	Shawn
Rachel Emmers	...	Emma
J.J. Boone	...	Detective France
Charles Halford	...	Ray
Jacque Gray	...	Camille
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cynthia Calhoun	...	Rosie
Lucas Fleischer	...	Dr. Rollins

Storyline

When the young woman Emma Carillo is stabbed five times, paramedic Marcus Galan feels a great empathy for her and unsuccessfully tries to save her life in the Mercy Hospital. Meanwhile the near death patient Caroline Kuntz awakes; kills two people; and leaves the hospital. When Marcus arrives home, he finds his suicidal wife Carla cheating on him with a stranger. The next morning, Marcus goes to a hearing due to mistreatment and the death of the prostitute Elizabeth Markham. Private detective Carruthers is assigned to investigate the case. Meanwhile Caroline visits Carruthers' son Vic.

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Taglines:

Killing her, only makes her angry.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Evil Angel - Engel des Satans

Company Credits

Production Co:

Main Street Movie Company, Zion Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min 123 min (European Film Market)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was set to be released on October 19, 2012. That never happened.

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Crazy Credits

During the opening credits, the credit "You're not even reading this" appears.

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Connections

Referenced in Terror Film Festival Promotional Video 2012 (2012)

User Reviews

It's what it was meant to be--a horror flick

It was what it was. It intended to be a fun addition to the horror movie genre, and it was. Technical quality was great. FX were fine without being absurdly over the top. Ving Rhames was classy to watch. Half the cast from "States of Grace" appeared in it.

And if you like naked babes, you'll have a feast in this movie.

What it was not, which I did expect it to be, was an involved exploration of the "Lilith" legend. The old Jewish legend of a wife for Adam previous to Eve was just a device exploited to justify all the murder and mayhem.

In a sense that disappointed me, but in another sense, I'm glad. I was irked that he beat me to the punch of using the Lilith legend in a movie. But since he never explored it in depth, that still leaves open the possibility of someone else doing it.

You have to keep on your toes in the first 15 minutes to sort out all the characters being introduced, but things finally gel, and the ride begins. The real spice of the film comes when Dutcher himself enters the movie playing an eccentric character.

Probably my biggest beef with the film is Rachel Emmers died early, and she never had a nude scene.

If you're a fan of horror movies, this is an enjoyable addition to the repertoire. If you're not, it's a horror film classy enough to watch anyway.

I personally am not into horror movies generally, but I do like a good one, and few seem to be good. "Evil Angel" does nothing to be a break-out film, but it does qualify among the upper tier of quality horror films.