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Angel Eyes Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 2.0
    39

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally unfavorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 30

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    The product is so synthetic it has only attitude where its heart ought to be.

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  • 42

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    A cumbersome dud, grows draggier with each new revelation.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

    A wisp of ghost story that promises insight but is strictly soft focus.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety Robert Koehler

    Darts back and forth from being a psychological thriller to a vaguely metaphysical drama to a fate-driven romance -- it all becomes a blur.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

    Shot in Chicago, this is a picture that looks better than it sounds and is made much better than it deserves to be.

  • 60

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

    Adds up to a carefully crafted romantic drama of considerable insight and emotional impact that provides Lopez an acting challenge she meets with ease.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    A surprisingly effective film.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 15+

J.Lo plays a cop in a touching love story.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie is rated R for very strong language, brief non-explicit nudity, and sexual references and situations. Characters are in peril and some are shot. There is a fatal automobile accident and a child is killed offscreen. Sharon jokes that she was looking for a man to "clean her pipes." There are references to domestic abuse, and we see a woman who has been hit in the face.

  • Families can talk about how we can find a way to create a balance between privacy and intimacy, between mourning a loss and moving on, between trying to make things better and accepting something less than perfect. They may also want to talk about Sharon's conflicts over how to respond to her father's abuse of her mother. When Sharon and Catch first become close, she asks him to kiss her somewhere she has never been kissed before -- it may be worth discussing with teenagers the importance of keeping yourself precious enough so that you can give the person you love something that is just for the two of you.

The good stuff
  • rolemodels true3

    Role models: Capable, dedicated cop is Hispanic and female, inter-racial partnership.

What to watch for
  • violence false4

    Violence: Some shoot-outs, characters in peril, fatal accident. Domestic abuse.

  • sex false4

    Sex: Sexual references, brief nudity, sexual situation.

  • language false4

    Language: Very strong language.

  • consumerism false0

    Consumerism: Not an issue

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: Characters drink.

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