The Face of an Angel

While it might be a mess that doesn't quite know what it wants, The Face of an Angel is a different, more contemplative murder-mystery movie that will reward those who don't demand all of the answers and can tolerate a meandering plot and a lack of direction. It'll frustrate lots of people, and it's not likely to be worth the time for most, but there's an audience out there for Michael Winterbottom's film. And, hey, if nothing else, at least you get to see Cara Delevingne eat a heart.

The writing is a mess. Which is ironic since it's essentially a story about a writer trying to produce something meaningful. The beautiful Kate Beckinsale gave a good performance, as did the lead Daniel Brühl. The story wanders in too many directions & never actually comes together or say anything meaningful. There are also several haphazardly tossed in graphic dream sequences added for no real purpose. A lot of murder mystery & tension building without a point to any of it.

While I appreciate the effort to go where other mystery/crime thrillers don't dare to go, I still wasn't satisfied with this movie. It started off well but then it got messy and weird along the way, and I don't mean the good messy and weird. Too bad, it had potential.