A dark fantasy gothic horror romance flick with a macabre sense of humour about a disillusioned demoness from hell coming to the surface world, getting hit by a car within 5 minutes of arriving, and subsequently falling in love with the doctor who saved her, all while she goes on a vigilante spree exacting vengeance on the corruption prevalent in the world. Angela Featherstone wants to FUCK and it's a hell of a good time.

A dark fantasy gothic horror romance flick with a macabre sense of humour about a disillusioned demoness from hell coming to the surface world, getting hit by a car within 5 minutes of arriving, and subsequently falling in love with the doctor who saved her, all while she goes on a vigilante spree exacting vengeance on the corruption prevalent in the world. Angela Featherstone wants to FUCK and it's a hell of a good time.

Every single MINUTE of this is perfect.

Every single MINUTE of this is perfect.

this is like if clive barker did the barbie movie... this is like if buffy graphically killed rapists and racist cops along with vampires... what fun!!!!!!!!!! the world needs you veronica maria teresa valeria iscariot. you know what.. 4 stars

"he is evil incarnate. how is it permitted that such a man is able to rule?" idk either girl

this is like if clive barker did the barbie movie... this is like if buffy graphically killed rapists and racist cops along with vampires... what fun!!!!!!!!!! the world needs you veronica maria teresa valeria iscariot. you know what.. 4 stars

"he is evil incarnate. how is it permitted that such a man is able to rule?" idk either girl

Well hell, man, that was a stone cold gas to watch in a cinema full of people (including the director and one of the actors seeing it from the first time with an audience) who were all having a grand old time.

From a Mathew Bright script (pre-dating his brilliant directorial debut with 'Freeway'), the film explores some actual, serious religious themes but does it in a clever and enormously funny way.

We meet Veronica (that's not her only name, but to repeat the whole thing would actually rob you, if you've not seen the film, of a really good delivery), a gal who is scheduled to take her final exam in creatively torturing money lenders and bankers, but really just wants to see the sky. She is the titular angel, one who lives with her mom and dad (and her beast, Hellraiser) in, well, you know, Hell. Anyway, after a bit of a set-to with her dad, she runs away to the above-ground world where she promptly (albeit temporarily) loses her horns, wings, and extra pointy nails, gets hit by a car, and wakes up in a hospital where she meets doctor dreamy, Max, whom she compels to invite her to his 'dwelling.' Anyway, once she's there, she watches a bunch of television and, not liking the corruption she is seeing, sets about cleansing the neighborhood of sinners (which include yanking out one guy's spine and another's heart). This naturally interests the cops and sets in motion an investigation which runs concurrently with Veronica's learning about the world and how to get along in it.

The film explores the idea that angels who, despite 'living' in Hell are not, in fact, 'fallen' but who continue to serve god and have an extremely rigorous code & sense of morality, just from a, let's say, slightly different perspective than that of their Heavenly counterparts. But, importantly, it is genuinely, and quite intentionally, funny, never allowing itself to wander into po-faced pretension or evangelical mumbo jumbo. I mean, there's an straight-up pratfall at one point (which was ad libbed, according to actor Michael Mahon), a couple of totally left field jokes about foot-size, and some really goofy set design that is very nearly a character in its own right to name just a few things.

Shot on film, with practical effects, the film looks good (and certainly better than a lot of other straight-to-video releases) and has a cast this isn't maybe 'classically' great but know what they are there to do and get on with it, deadpanning when necessary & deliberately over-egging it when it serves to either better sell a gag or heighten a dramatic beat.

As I said, it was a lot of fun to see in a cinema and the q&a afterwards was really good -- props to the Nitehawk for bringing it all together. This is a film I cannot tell you how many times I walked past on video rental shelves and never watched (it really has some bad cover art); I'm sorry I didn't take the plunge before but I have now and, I can safely say, give it a go -- it's really pretty damn good.

Well hell, man, that was a stone cold gas to watch in a cinema full of people (including the director and one of the actors seeing it from the first time with an audience) who were all having a grand old time.

From a Mathew Bright script (pre-dating his brilliant directorial debut with 'Freeway'), the film explores some actual, serious religious themes but does it in a clever and enormously funny way.

We meet Veronica (that's not her only name, but to repeat the whole thing would actually rob you, if you've not seen the film, of a really good delivery), a gal who is scheduled to take her final exam in creatively torturing money lenders and bankers, but really just wants to see the sky. She is the titular angel, one who lives with her mom and dad (and her beast, Hellraiser) in, well, you know, Hell. Anyway, after a bit of a set-to with her dad, she runs away to the above-ground world where she promptly (albeit temporarily) loses her horns, wings, and extra pointy nails, gets hit by a car, and wakes up in a hospital where she meets doctor dreamy, Max, whom she compels to invite her to his 'dwelling.' Anyway, once she's there, she watches a bunch of television and, not liking the corruption she is seeing, sets about cleansing the neighborhood of sinners (which include yanking out one guy's spine and another's heart). This naturally interests the cops and sets in motion an investigation which runs concurrently with Veronica's learning about the world and how to get along in it.

The film explores the idea that angels who, despite 'living' in Hell are not, in fact, 'fallen' but who continue to serve god and have an extremely rigorous code & sense of morality, just from a, let's say, slightly different perspective than that of their Heavenly counterparts. But, importantly, it is genuinely, and quite intentionally, funny, never allowing itself to wander into po-faced pretension or evangelical mumbo jumbo. I mean, there's an straight-up pratfall at one point (which was ad libbed, according to actor Michael Mahon), a couple of totally left field jokes about foot-size, and some really goofy set design that is very nearly a character in its own right to name just a few things.

Shot on film, with practical effects, the film looks good (and certainly better than a lot of other straight-to-video releases) and has a cast this isn't maybe 'classically' great but know what they are there to do and get on with it, deadpanning when necessary & deliberately over-egging it when it serves to either better sell a gag or heighten a dramatic beat.

As I said, it was a lot of fun to see in a cinema and the q&a afterwards was really good -- props to the Nitehawk for bringing it all together. This is a film I cannot tell you how many times I walked past on video rental shelves and never watched (it really has some bad cover art); I'm sorry I didn't take the plunge before but I have now and, I can safely say, give it a go -- it's really pretty damn good.

i really do love my fair share of women vengeance films but this really did suck to me. the huge amounts of cheesiness is built without any real fun just takes away all of the film’s integrity and character. it does have a few good moments but there’s a lot and i mean a lot to be left desired.

i did enjoy how relevant the dialogue stays when the main focal point was the world is evil through the eyes of someone who wants to ascend from hell. and this film is truly shot beautifully, capturing the city streets as this fresh new invention.

there are many categories this film fails in story-wise. as a comedy, it lacks major substance with where its humor comes from. as a horror, it lacks the depth of what its horror is. and as a romance, there’s literally nothing that should allow this to be a romance besides the fact that a man befriends a random woman.

really nothing about this film amused me.

i really do love my fair share of women vengeance films but this really did suck to me. the huge amounts of cheesiness is built without any real fun just takes away all of the film’s integrity and character. it does have a few good moments but there’s a lot and i mean a lot to be left desired.

i did enjoy how relevant the dialogue stays when the main focal point was the world is evil through the eyes of someone who wants to ascend from hell. and this film is truly shot beautifully, capturing the city streets as this fresh new invention.

there are many categories this film fails in story-wise. as a comedy, it lacks major substance with where its humor comes from. as a horror, it lacks the depth of what its horror is. and as a romance, there’s literally nothing that should allow this to be a romance besides the fact that a man befriends a random woman.

really nothing about this film amused me.