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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenFarrant’s confidence as a storyteller — along with Rapace’s full-bodied performance — enrich the story and guide it toward its delicately bonkers premise.
- 70Film ThreatAlan NgFilm ThreatAlan NgAngel of Mine is a good movie for fans of the dysfunctional family melodrama. Primarily from the performances from its leads and a strong story that holds together to the end. The thrills are thrilling but sadly never gets to Fatal Attraction level outcomes.
- 60The GuardianLuke BuckmasterThe GuardianLuke BuckmasterIf some elements of Angel of Mine are simplistic, Rapace’s magnetic performance is anything but.
- 60Screen DailySarah WardScreen DailySarah WardAngel of Mine isn’t without its bumps, but its equally challenging and cathartic payoff is worth the journey.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreRapace is always good, in big budget features or films of more modest budget and ambitions, like this Australian production. She and Strahovski pair up as rivals so well that you say a silent prayer that the picture doesn’t lose its nerve. But of course, it does.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckTo truly be effective, Angel of Mine would either have to be far better or far worse than it actually is.
- 50Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayA terrific cast and a rich sense of atmosphere do a lot to keep the Australian drama Angel of Mine suspenseful, even when the plot’s barely developing.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisRapace’s jangly, one-note performance is rendered bearable by Yvonne Strahovski’s warmly natural turn as Lola’s increasingly furious mother.
- 40VarietyAmy NicholsonVarietyAmy NicholsonOddly, after leaving us aching for the film to go off the rails, when “Angel of Mine” finally does in the final scene, its message is so screwy that the audience might feel as loopy as poor Lizzie.