sorendanni
Despite the many negative reviews here, I enjoyed this film.The film mixes Catholic themes of good and evil, God and the devil with contemporary scientific developments, particularly cloning. There are some gaps in the plot, but if you can put it aside, you have a very exciting thriller into the game. The setting in Italy contributes to a dark atmosphere. The film is particularly beautiful shot, especially for a TV movie and the acting is sufficient enough to keep it completely believable. More, the characters are interesting, which helps to feel sorrow for some very sad things happening to them.The overall style of this film released in 1997, is very similar to the style of the Monster of the Week episodes of The X Files. Therefore, I would recommend The Eiteenth Angel especially to fans of the X Files.9*
Vomitron_G
I re-watched THE EIGHTEENTH ANGEL some time ago because I was given an ex-rental copy of it. I remember watching it some years ago and thinking that it wasn't too bad, though I couldn't remember why. After revisiting it, I still think it's not too bad. And I still can't really figure out why. Let's see... The story was ambitious. The production values were okay. The film had a decent look and some visceral effects in the make-up department. The acting was good and so was the cinematography. That monastery up the hill looked creepy, just like it should in a horror movie... Ergo, this film ain't too bad.It's along the lines of films like THE OMEN (1976) and BLESS THE CHILD (2000), but it's more on par with the latter than the first. Given the fact it has less star-power and was filmed on a smaller budget, I do consider THE EIGHTEENTH ANGEL and admirable effort. The only thing that really bothered me, were some plot holes I just couldn't wrap my head around. I won't go into it now and I'll steer away from writing a synopsis too. What matters is that I found it to be an okay movie and I've seen worse. Much worse.
SephiAngel
The Eighteenth Angel is, at best, a very below par 'horror' film. I say this because, it's just not horrific. The storyline is essentially a standard 'evil cultists wish to summon Satan to Earth' type thing, something which has, to be honest, been done many times before. In addition, the cast, even the normally entertaining Cook, do nothing to raise the believeability level of this sad little film. The end result is that you find yourself A) Laughing at the film for it's flaws, and B) Not even giving a damn for the characters, neither of which should be results of watching a 'good' horror film (Check out Ring or Nightmare on Elm St.). So while this film does have many flaws, it's biggest letdown is that it is simply not scary, and what more should you be looking for in a horror film. In short, don't see it unless you're a big Cook fan.
ston_mkd
Having in mind that this appeared as a low budget B class movie, I was surprised with the general idea and realization. Clones, by my opinion, do not have a soul! Period! And another remark: since 6+6+6, 1+8=9 and that corresponds to the 9 circles in Dante's vision of Hell in the Divine Comedy. Think about it...
AD
