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Andy Whitfield, Dwaine Stevenson, Samantha Noble, Michael Piccirilli, Jack Campbell ... see more see more... , Erica Heynatz , Harry Pavlidis , Kevin Copeland , Matt Hylton Todd , Brendan Clearkin

An angel come to Earth to help save the world finds himself rescuing one of his own in this fantasy dominated by elaborate CGI effects. Gabriel (Andy Whitfield) is an arc angel who like others of his ... read more read more...kind periodically takes human form to help battle the forces of darkness, led by Sammael (Dwaine Stevenson), and rescue humanity from the forces of evil. Gabriel joins six other angels for the latest round of street warfare against the agents of the dark, but en route he encounters Jade (Samantha Noble), a beautiful angel who has succumbed to the temptations of the world of humans and now supports her heroin habit as a streetwalker. Gabriel is immediately drawn to Jade's troubled soul, and takes it upon himself to bring her back to the forces of good, but his efforts to redeem her threaten to keep him away from his mission to defeat the darkness. Gabriel was the first feature film from Australian writer and director Shane Abbess. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Shane Abbess

Release Date: November 15, 2007

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  • jmanard52
    May 24, 2008
    jmanard52
    An intriguing plot with a dark haunting vision of the battle between heaven and hell.
  • jjnxn
    March 27, 2010
    jjnxn
    Andy Whitfield has a strong screen presence but that in itself isn't enough to save this murky dull illogical mess of a movie.
  • TomBowler
    October 17, 2009
    TomBowler
    when i think of angels, i rarely think of them having to use guns. Gabriel is a bit of a confused film, trying to encapsulate the dark, angsty sort of feel which many action films sport today and focus on the main character, the angel Gabriel. If the creators were truly serious ... read moreabout this, we would see no pulled punches or flimsy suggestions of violence and if it was better funded there would be more effects than using contact lenses, but we cant blame them for that. even though this film has some pretty cool action sequences and a good concept, Gabriel himself is a little one-dimensional and Sammael is not quite scary enough, but the twist is alright. the other arcs are a bit wussy but overall it's a pretty good film.

    Defining Scene:
    When Gabriel cracks the shits and goes rampaging. angels gone bad is so very very good.
  • Redlats
    October 2, 2008
    Redlats
    Movie of good angels vs fallen angels fighting it out on earth. The idea of the story is OK, but I disliked the inconsistencies. For instance six bullets don't even knock Michael over yet fist fighting knocks him down. I also didn't understand the why of the last scene. Altho... read moreugh I only give it 3/5, I would watch it again.
  • Deano78
    September 24, 2008
    Deano78
    A real missed opportunity, I was hoping for much more after seeing the trailer. The idea is good but the end result is not. It trys too hard to be a mix of the Matrix and Sin city, but the fights look strange and the CGI is over used. Watch it on TV if you have to but don't pay t... read moreo see this.
  • skactopus
    July 23, 2008
    skactopus
    At first glance this film looks like a good watch and even the trailers do their job by making this look decent. Unfortunately, the inexperience of the director and the low budget bring this movie down. Nice attempt though.

    The story is the strongest element of this film. At

    ... read more a high level it is 7 archangels against 7 demons in Purgatory. A great concept for a sci-fi film. It's too bad that the films execution of this story falls flat. Everything else regarding this movie also falls short of expectation.

    This movie runs at almost 2 hours and the action is held to a minimum. That means this film is a slow crawl. Long scenes of mediocre dialogue and only short bursts of action make this film boring at times. The beginning of the film does a nice job at laying out the plot, which does sound interesting as I mentioned earlier, but once the movie is underway you don't get what you expect.

    The action sequences are shot uniquely, which I'll give some praise for, but in the end, they are nothing but a forgotten memory. So are the rest of the archangels because only one of them, Gabriel, gets in on the action. I don't want to spoil anything here, but this movie is 1 on 7. It is truly a disappointment. The ending lacks action as well. There is just way too much talking.

    The acting is OK at best. The lead, Andy Whitfield, is a decent Gabriel, but the rest of the cast is forgettable. It's not that the acting is horrible, although it isn't award winning, but more the fact that their characters don't do much.

    This film is like a low-budget, less entertaining Constantine. I guess that means to watch that instead of this.
  • deano
    March 30, 2008
    deano
    It's like The Prophecy, but this action-thriller of the purgatory between heaven and hell is fantastic in cool special and visual effects and marvelous production design on the scene views like The Matrix and The Crow. Aussie filmmaker Shane Abbess does a mar... read morevellous job in this first low-budget film, especially the performance from newcomer Andy Whitfield as the last of the Arc Angels.
  • thefog1331
    March 9, 2008
    thefog1331
    While it's somewhat derivative it is highly entertaining nontheless.
    I do have some minor issues with the ending though.
  • irisheyes686
    May 10, 2010
    irisheyes686
    A little confusing, but this was still a good movie. It starts out a little slow, but it quickly picks up with quite a few action scenes. It was a lot better than I thought it was going to be!
  • DrLappos
    July 21, 2008
    DrLappos
    This has been done so much better in the past but it is still quite a good watch. Could have done better though.

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Russell Edwards
November 30, 2007
Russell Edwards, Variety

This derivative, low-budget HD effort will be hellish for anyone outside its targeted youth audience. Full Review

David Nusair
February 26, 2008
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

Deliberately paced and disastrously overlong... Full Review

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