AVENGING ANGELO (2002)

MORGAN'S RATING

A woman discovers that she is the daughter of a hitman, who has recently been murdered by his nemesis. Upon his death, she becomes empowered by her newly discovered roots and embarks on a mission to avenge his death. Joining her is her father's loyal bodyguard, who becomes her teacher and protector, leading to a blossoming romance.

Sylvester Stallone (Frankie Delano), Madeleine Stowe (Jennifer Barrett), Anthony Quinn (Angelo Allieghieri), Raoul Bova (Marcello), Harry Van Gorkum (Kip Barrett), Billy Gardell (Bruno), George Touliatos (Lucio Malatesta), Angelo Celeste (The Priest), Ezra Perlman (Rawley Barrett), Carin Moffat (Ashley), John Gilbert (Whitney), Dawn Greenhaugh (Peggy), Angelo Tsarouchas (Thug), Nancy Beatty (Meter Maid), Lori Anne Alter (Kay), Kristina Nicole (Becky), Gino Marrocco (Sammy Carboni), Franco Zimone (Young Angelo), Brandon Carrera (Young Gianni), Sandra Biondi (Maria Alleghieri), Gema Zamprogna (Allison), Olivia Palenstein, Katie Evans (Polly), Julie Jones (Nurse).

HER LIFE IS HIS JOB.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Martyn Burke. WRITERS: Will Aldis and Steve Mackall. PRODUCERS: Tarak Ben Ammar, Elie Samaha and Stanley Wilson. CO-PRODUCERS: James A. Holt, Maureen Norton and Tracee Stanley.  EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kevin King, Paul Rosenblum and Andrew Stevens. LINE PRODUCER: Mike Drake. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Bill Conti. DISTRIBUTOR: Columbia Pictures.

QUOTES

[Frankie is carrying a body over his shoulder] Jennifer: Frankie? Frankie: Just taking out the trash ma'am!

FACTS

CRITICAL COMMENTS

RELEASE DATE: May 20th, 2003 (USA) (VIDEO PREMIERE) SHOOTING DATES: April 2001 -- June 2001 - This is the second Sylvester Stallone film to be shelved for more than one year after its completion and the second film in a row to go direct-to-video in the United States. The previous film, Eye See You (2002), was shelved for nearly three years before barely getting a theatrical release and  then going straight-to-video in the United States. This film bypassed theaters altogether to become the actor's first 'official' DTV title. - Revered actor Anthony Quinn died on June 3rd, 2001. He had completed shooting scenes only a few weeks prior to his death, making this his last in a staggering body of work. The film is dedicated to his memory.

"The few good moments the film has, the interesting music used in the film, and a more engaging Stallone make Avenging Angelo better fare than Sly has served up for a while. But that's only like comparing Rhinestone to Stop or My Mom Will Shoot -- so he's obviously going a long way to go before his fan-base kicks in again." -- Clint, Moviehole

"If Angelo is any indication of the movies Stallone has to offer these next few years, he shouldn't bother at all. We'd be too asleep to notice." -- David Cornelius, Amazing Colossal Website

"Stallone deserves some credit here, because his performance is pretty good...Avenging Angelo is not a bad film per se. The main problem is that it lacks focus. Secondly, it doesn't have much to offer." -- Dennis Landmann, MovieFreak

"Avenging Angelo was a total waste and had me uttering this line as the end credits rolled: "Get me the Cobra." -- Dr. Drew, DVD Clinic