disapproves of her choice of husband.
The action is essentially built around
meetings and phone calls in the offices,
bars and car park. Furthermore, the
climax of The Angel movie moves
into more political thriller territory
which was back at Rome International
Airport on September 3,1973, where
Ashraf removed a pin from the
missile launcher before giving it to the
terrorists, making it ineffective. When
the Israeli commercial airliner takes off,
the launcher does not function. Then,
Italian authorities were notified about
the terrorist by Ashraf and apprehend
them at the scene.
The complex story of this movie
is riddled with unanswered and unsure
questions, which The Angel does not
adequately explore and give insights
for the audiences to interpret. As for
instance, the final explanation of why
Ashraf did is not quite convincing;
as you can feel the pic hanging and
straining to fill in the blanks, but it is
still a fascinating tale. It delivered just
just enough suspense to make it engross
without feeling over the top.
The director also kicks it up the
notch the level of tension slowly
but assuredly, making use of the
atmospheric locations in which Ashraf
Marwan repeatedly and arduously
travel from time to time to act as a spy
and being representative of government
officials including London and Cairo.
The journey and travel in this film
will ensure the audiences to embark
themselves and evoke the early-1970s
time frame.
In The Angel, we can see the main
protagonist’s growing relationship
with Sadat (President of Egypt), his
deteriorating relationship with Mona
(his wife) and his up-and-down
relationship with his Mossad handler,
Danny (or “Alex” as Ashraf knew
him). It feels all the situation a little bit
scrambled all over the place, even if it
is based on real events. The relationship
that needed to be built up more was one
between Ashraf and Danny when the
two of them must figure out whether
to trust each other, one of the most
compelling parts.
Kenzari performances have delive
red an astounding leading turn,
anchoring the complex plots by
keeping us guessing Ashraf’s motives
but always effectively conveying the
complex emotions attendant to his risky
endeavors which strongly make the
audiences fascinated by the storyline of
this movie. Even when the film itself
falters a little bit all over the place,
Kenzari’s unique and nearly incredible
performance remains consistently
powerful. It’s a good introduction to
the thorny and complicated diplomatic
relationship between Egypt and Israel,
told from the perspective of a real-life
hero from both countries. As for my
behalf, this film is highly recommended
to the fans of history and biography
lovers because surely it will worth your
time watching it in order to gain new
knowledge and learn about the history.
‘War is not the only option in achieving a peaceful country rather than sacrificing
countless innocent lives.’
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