Angela Featherstone

Daniel Markel

Nicholas Worth

Charlotte Stewart

Mike Genovese

Michael C. Mahon

Milton James

Cristina Stoica

Kehli O'Byrne

Mihai Dinvale

Ștefan Velniciuc

Victoria Cociaș

Carmen Tănase

Stelian Nistor

Valentin Popescu

Adrian Ciobanu

Ion Haiduc

Cornel Scripcaru

Monica Ghiuță

Corina Dănilă

Constantin Drăgănescu

Debra Dion

Oana Păunescu

Vlad Păunescu

Mark S. Manos

Ioana Corciova

Mihaela David

Michael Roche

Nicolae Radu

Valentin Tesa

Linda Hassani

Matthew Bright

Michael Deak

Michael Dignum

Brian Ades

Gabi Antal

Irina Chirita

Viorel Sergovici

Alexandru Sterian

George Stan

Fuzzbee Morse

Vasile Luca

Daniela Bușoiu

Marilena Ionescu

Kirk Edward Hansen

Bill Zahn

Chris Robbins

Paul Gentry

Jeff King

Jane Boegel

Cormac Funge

Jeff Hutchins

Jeff Mar

Ethan Holzman

Shimit Amin

Joe Romersa

Mike Draghi

David Walsh

Pat Siciliano

Charles Band

Perry Bullington

Robert MacDonald

Radu Badica

Patrick M. Griffith

Lucian Iordache

Al Magliochetti

Ion Carangea

Doru Dumitrescu

James Lawrence Spencer

Vivi Drăgan Vasile

Nica Constantin

Gigel Dumitrescu

Ted Lobinger

Horror

Romance

Fantasy

Dark Angel: The Ascent

Full Moon Entertainment

Romania

United States of America

**_Comic booky, yes, but somehow… a stunning masterwork_**

A fallen angel in the Underworld has dreams of escaping to the surface in the flesh and thus rises out of the sewers of Bucharest where she connects with a handsome doctor and observes humanity’s corrupt side firsthand.

"Dark Angel: The Ascent” (1994) is fantasy/horror that mixes elements of the first two “Terminator” flicks (1984/1991) with the locations/tone of “Subspecies” (1991) and the basic concept of Marvel Comics’ Son of Satan. But don’t expect over-the-top action sequences since it only cost $350,000 and so the focus is on imaginative ideas and good writing.

Redhead Angela Featherstone is effective in the titular role, a fish-out-of-water. You might remember her as Jerry’s maid in the 9th season episode of Seinfeld “The Maid.” Meanwhile Daniel Markel works well as the “pure” physician.

While this is a comic book-like fantasy and so you can’t expect theological concepts to be technically accurate, the flick is filled with gems to mine, even creative revelations. Despite its micro-budget, it rises from the depths to soar spiritually. It’s both enlightening and moving. 

The film runs 1 hour, 24 minutes, and, like “Subspecies,” was shot entirely in Romania (Bucharest, Berca and Floresti).

GRADE: A

English

Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994) TRAILER [HD 1080p]