Angel eyes

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Movie
German title Angel eyes
Original title Angel eyes
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2001
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 10
Rod
Director Luis Mandoki
script Gerald Di Pego
production Bruce Berman ,
Mark Canton ,
Elie Samaha
music Marco Beltrami
camera Piotr Sobociński
cut Gerald B. Greenberg
occupation

Angel Eyes is an American drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and starring Jennifer Lopez and James Caviezel in 2001 .

action

The Chicago cop Sharon Pogue rescues a badly injured as the only survivors of a major car accident. A year later, she pursues two fugitive perpetrators after a murder attempt and finds herself in a life-threatening situation. A stranger to her, who can only be called "Catch", saves her. She gets to know the man, Steven Lambert, better, and over time an erotic-friendly relationship develops. She finds out something about Steven's past, which he tries to suppress more or less successfully, and ultimately helps him to come to terms with everything. Steven's family was killed in the car accident a year ago, his mother-in-law ended up in a wheelchair, and Steven blames himself for everything. Steven can also help Sharon deal with her personal problems and deal with them.

Sharon argues with her parents Josephine and Carl. They want to renew their marriage vows after Carl became violent against Josephine and she had forgiven him. As a police officer, Sharon had to take action against her own father at the time and has had a cool to tense relationship with him ever since. When a similar situation repeats itself with her brother and his wife, Sharon definitely refuses to accept the invitation to her parents' wedding, as she wants to avoid corresponding trouble and further disagreements. In the end, however, she still takes part in the wedding ceremony and clears up the problems with her parents in her own way, before heading off into a new life with Steven, who has now finally said goodbye to his dead family.

background

The film was shot from May 8, 2000 to early August 2000 in Chicago , Elora and Toronto . The film premiered in the United States on May 15, 2001. In Germany the film was shown for the first time on October 25, 2001, in Austria one day later. It was shown in Swiss cinemas from November 7, 2001. The budget of the film is 38 million dollars estimated. On the opening weekend, more than 9.2 million US dollars were grossed in the USA. Overall, US box office revenues were over $ 24 million. In the first week of cinema, there were over 120,000 viewers at the German box offices, in Switzerland there were a good 23,000.

Ben Affleck and Aaron Eckhart were originally slated to play Steven "Catch" Lambert. Two actors are involved in "Angel Eyes" who have already played the role of Jesus of Nazareth in other film productions . While Jeremy Sisto was seen in " The Bible - Jesus " in 1999, James Caviezel portrayed Jesus in " The Passion of Christ " in 2004 .

criticism

The editors of TV 14 wrote in the 13/2006 issue that the film was a “gripping and entertaining mix of mystery thriller, romance and psychological study.” Jonathan Rosenbaum praised Lopez and Caviezel's play in Chicago Reader , but at the same time criticized the script . The lexicon of international films found the film to be “a cleverly constructed and narrated melodrama that is not about smooth entertainment, but portrays two people marked by fate who become one another's help. Convincing also thanks to the good leading actors. "

Nominations and Awards

Jennifer Lopez received a nomination in 2002 for the Golden Raspberry as worst actress . In the same year, Jennifer Lopez was nominated for the ALMA Award in the “Outstanding Actress” category and Luis Mandoki in the “Outstanding Director” category. In 2003, the song "Good Morning Beautiful" won the ASCAP Film and Television Music Award as the most played title from a feature film. In 2010, Jennifer Lopez was nominated for the Golden Raspberry for "Worst Actress of the Decade".

The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Age rating for Angel Eyes . Youth Media Commission .
  2. ↑ a b c d budget and box office results
  3. ↑ Locations according to the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ a b c Start dates according to the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ a b Background information according to the Internet Movie Database
  6. ↑ Angel Eyes. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 22, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  7. ↑ a b c d nominations and awards according to the Internet Movie Database

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