Following in the bone-breaking footsteps of Jean-Claude Van Damme, kickboxing sensation Olivier Gruner stars in ANGEL TOWN. His woodenness easily matches Van Damme's and, being French, he, like the Belgian Van Damme, also has a thick accent, rendering even his rudimentary line readings
unintelligible to all but the most practiced ear. Not that ANGEL TOWN needs much dialog. The splendidly silly prolog (supposedly set in Paris), which explains the French kickboxing champion's presence in East Los Angeles, is about as dramatically complicated as the film ever gets. On his way to
the airport, Gruner stops at the grave of his father, explaining that he's going to Americ...
Released:
1990
Rated:
R
Length:
87 mins