There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Saw this when it first came out-was haunted. This film asked-Do we know who we are? Didn't watch it until recently-so that's 30 years. It still haunts. After some combat and scotch-it still haunts. Asking the same question-Do we know who we are? Harry is the ultimate tragic character or is he? After reading the boards here and the references to the book, probably not. But, but...I have my own theory. Harry is so identifiable. Not perfect, but pretty decent. Should he be punished for Favorite's sins? Is he Favorite? What happened to Harry? Mickey Rourke in his prime-women wanted to be with him and men wanted to be him. Outstanding performance by Rourke.

Harry Angel is a private investigator. He is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn. The worst thing about Angel Heart is that it desperately tries to become the Devil's Advocate years before Pacino became the devil himself unfortunately the role of Robert De Niro is so small in this film that after some time into the movie you forget that he is in it as for Mickey Rourke i think he tried his best but the film was just boring and many times some characters made no sense at all and i truly wonder how did this film even got a 7.3/10.

Last night I watched the film Frailty and I really liked it. I gave the film rating 10! So I wanted to watch something similar and Angel Heart was suggested in many sites. And so I just finished the film and ... It is far far from Frailty. OK, it is some kind of a mystery and horror and psichological thriller but this one was really slow paced, boring at times and overall I am not really thrilled about it.The highlight of the film for me is Mickey Rourke acting as well as Lisa Bonet's ( though I must say I did not recognized her in that satanistic/ritual dancing scene. I thought it was a completely different girl so was rally surprised when they mention in the film it was her!). I liked some of the scenes for their moody and surrealistic setting ( like that Cony Island beach scene and sex scene with blood/rain). From the first moment he was introduced, I knew he was a devil ( De Niro). It was kinda obvious but his role/acting was not particularly memorable to me.The first scene and that dead body... Is that the man /young soldier? Or just a random murdered person?All in all, this film is somewhere in the middle. My rating is five which means it is just interesting as to not make me stop watching it ( though I was giving a thought to).

These are some of the best acting performances I've seen from De Niro, Rourke, and Bonet. It is probably De Niro's creepiest role. It's also amazing to see the huge difference 25+ years has made in Rourke's appearance, while how little Bonet has aged.This flick has the ingredients to keep you on the edge of your seat. Aside from the great acting, it is a film noir featuring murder, sex, the occult, two major cities with very different cultures, and a very solid mystery with a twist that I didn't see coming. If you predicted the latter, please let me know in the comments, but precede your post with "SPOILER."While the quality of the video, effects, sound, etc, is not on par with today's technology, which could easily render most movies with such a dark tone sleepy, its aforementioned strengths make this movie a classic and one that you will want to watch more than once…probably not right away, but somewhere down the line, someone will say that they never saw this film, and you will suggest that you both sit down and watch it together. You will probably enjoy watching it the second time around, knowing what to look for.For more reviews and a kickass podcast, check out: www.livemancave.com