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The story centers around Prior Walter (Justin Kirk) and Louis Ironson (Ben Shenkman), a gay couple that falls apart when Prior grows ill as a result of AIDS. But cancer is not the only thing invading Prior's life: He begins to have religious visions of an angel (Emma Thompson, Sense and Sensibility) announcing that he is a prophet. Louis, who doesn't cope well with disease and suggestions of mortality, leaves and starts a relationship with Joe Pitt (Patrick Wilson), a closeted Mormon who works for Roy Cohn (Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon)--the real-life right-wing lawyer, notorious for his ruthless behind-the-scenes machinations. Add in Joe's depressed and hallucinating wife Harper (Mary Louise Parker, Fried Green Tomatoes), his determined but open-minded mother Hannah (Meryl Streep, Adaptation), a fierce drag queen/nurse named Belize (Jeffrey Wright, Basquiat, reprising his celebrated performance from the Broadway production), and you've still only begun to discover the wealth of characters and storylines in Kushner's ambitious work.
The powerhouse cast (also featuring James Cromwell, Michael Gambon, and Simon Callow) is uniformly superb. The script has its weaknesses--some of the fantastic elements, including Prior's journey to Heaven towards the end, fall flat--but even what doesn't work is bristling with ideas and a ferocious desire to capture human existence in this time and place. --Bret Fetzer
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
beyond wonderful,
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This review is from: Angels in America (DVD)
If they had released this movie in the theaters, there would not have been enough Academy awards to give to the writer, the director, and the wonderful cast. Who should get Best Actor? Al Pacino as the loathesome Roy Cohn or Justin Kirk as the dying Prior Walter? Who should get Best Actress? Meryl Streep as the practical, compassionate Mormon housewife, or Emma Thompson as the beautiful, terrifying angel? This series had me riveted to the TV set. I could not do anything but watch. Get this movie. You owe it to yourself to witness one of the major artistic events of the decade.
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A BIG surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!,
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First saw "Angels" advertised as I drove down New York City's West Side Highway and saw a HUGE billboard ad. Was a little bit cynical about how good it would be. Watched it on HBO, and what can I say???? BRILLIANT!!!!!!The performances, direction, cinematography blew me away. Had only seen Part Two performed on stage, so was intrigued to see the "whole thing". EASY to say that Pacino, Streep, Emma Thompson were amazing, but SO were everybody involved in this production. IF it had been theatrically released, it would have SWEPT the Oscars. Buy, WATCH, and appreciate sheer brilliance!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Surprisingly good,
By Justin (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Angels in America (DVD)
I first saw this play about three years ago, and fell in love with it. I went back three times to see it before it closed at the end of the week. So, as you can imagine, I was both intrigued and afraid of what HBO might to do this wonderful play.As I began watching, I was impressed with the cinematography, although a few of the characters seemed a bit stiff, and hard to relate to as actual human beings. Perhaps this was do to the toned-down style of acting in film as opposed to theatre. By the end, however, I was almost in tears. This is the best film I've seen in a very long time.
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