'Dirty Angels' Review: Flawed, But Eva Green Proves Herself as an Action Star
Quick Links Not Enough Creative Bullets in 'Dirty Angels' 'Dirty Angel's Compelling Premise Wins You Over Yet Fails to Fully Deliver
Blood, violence, and suspense all collide in director Martin Campbell’s new action thriller, Dirty Angels. But the film isn’t all that blessed when it comes to character development and the kinds of depth audiences appreciate when watching a posse of frenzied folks trying to save the day. Machine guns go off. The body count mounts. Our emotions are put to the test as the lives of young hostages hang on the edge. It’s a shame we don’t know more about any of these people. But we’ll know just enough, and that’s what the filmmakers may be banking on.
Dirty Angels was written by Alissa Sullivan Haggis and Jonas McCord. Martin, reportedly a fan of “mission movies” from the 1960s like The Guns of Navarone and The Dirty Dozen,...
Blood, violence, and suspense all collide in director Martin Campbell’s new action thriller, Dirty Angels. But the film isn’t all that blessed when it comes to character development and the kinds of depth audiences appreciate when watching a posse of frenzied folks trying to save the day. Machine guns go off. The body count mounts. Our emotions are put to the test as the lives of young hostages hang on the edge. It’s a shame we don’t know more about any of these people. But we’ll know just enough, and that’s what the filmmakers may be banking on.
Dirty Angels was written by Alissa Sullivan Haggis and Jonas McCord. Martin, reportedly a fan of “mission movies” from the 1960s like The Guns of Navarone and The Dirty Dozen,...
- 12/12/2024
- by Greg Archer
- MovieWeb
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