Wildly original and consistently faithful to its pessimistic weltanschauung, DARK ANGEL: THE ASCENT concerns the literal upward mobility of an angel who leaves her job in the Underworld. This is more than a routine genre flick; it's a satirical sketch of perfidious humanity that links the
residents of Hell and Earth in unsettling, often bitterly funny ways.
Rebellious fallen angel Veronica (Angela Featherstone) has recurring visions of a blue-domed world above; she infuriates her professor (Valentin Teodescu) and drives her father (Nicholas Worth) to threats of banishment and worse. Shielded from paternal rage by her mother (Charlotte Stewart),
Veronica gets ...
Released:
1994
Rated:
R
Length:
80 mins