Variety
"...A mightily absorbing mystery that also represents the best sustained filmmaking of director Alan Parker..." 03/04/1987Los Angeles Times
"...It is a movie cool to the eye....It is the film's cumulative atmosphere that builds its mounting sense of doom..." 03/06/1987 p.C1 Total Film
"...With spine-twisting atmosphere, oodles of sly wit and a nightmare-birthing ending..." Sight and Sound
"...A definitive 1980s period piece..." 03/01/2001 p.62 Rolling Stone
"[Rourke] gives off a vibe of mangy cool..." 06/10/2004 p.103 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's still a kick to see the two Method men lock acting antlers -- particularly with both at the peak of their pomp." 08/01/2006 p.110 Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "ANGEL HEART grows richer with each viewing, especially in its autumnal palette." 09/01/2006 128 Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "ANGEL HEART duly remains a well-regarded Faustian puzzle of a film." 09/01/2006 p.213 | 
