Supernaturally Noir RomCom: Luc Besson’s Angel-A

It took six years for French director Luc Besson (“La Femme Nikita,” “The Professional“) to complete his follow-up to 1999’s ill-receivedThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc” and another two years for the film, titled “Angel-A,” to finally hit North American shores. Yes, Besson’s been busy producing (“The Transporter,” “Unleashed“) and writing (Guy Ritchie’s “Revolver,” “The Transporter”) and getting sued repeatedly. The man who practically invented the smart action-thriller genre now gives us a romantic comedy set in Paris and entirely in black and white (with a curiously super-natural element hinted at in the trailer).
Watch: Angel-A trailer.

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Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.

Rodrigo Perez
Rodrigo Perez
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.

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