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Lost Angel
UK 2021
produced by Simon Drake for Brighthelm Films
directed by Simon Drake
starring Sascha Harman, Fintan Shevlin, Maggie Clune, Matt Carrington, Duncan Henderson, Alistair Lock, Kim Lyzba, Joanna Rosenfeld, Tim Blissett, Jos Lawton, Philip Willett, Robert Cohen, Tessa Cushan, Russell Floyd, Simon Scardenelli, William Roden Turner, James King, Nigel Fairs, Neil James, Richard McQuillan, Paul Bentinck, Elizabeth Harvell, Steve Donovan, Russell Dukes, Barry Miller
written by Simon Drake, Louise Hume, music by Dan Millidge
review by Mike Haberfelner
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When Lisa (Sascha Harman) learns about the death of her sister Melanie
(Kim Lyzba) she's desolated enough to move back to her hometown on a
God-forsaken island to accept a job as cleaner at the local museum, just
to get some closure. But instead of closure, she learns more and more
facts about her sister's death that simply don't make sense - like she
seems to have overdosed and hanged herself in the woods at the same time.
However, nobody can offer any advice let alone clues - until Lisa meets
Rich (Fintan Shevlin), guide at the museum she works at, who seems to have
seen someone leaving the scene of Melanie's death shortly after her
assumed suicide. Problem is, Rich is dead and a ghost only Lisa can see.
But he seems quite friendly and agrees to help. And with his help, Lisa
picks up a scent leading to a waste incineration plant, and he even helps
her break into the plant - but then she's almost caught by the plant's
foreman (Alistair Lock) ... and the next day it's on the news the plant
has been burnt down and the foreman has been killed - and she's been seen
at the scene of the crime. Now Lisa knows she's on the right track - only
this "right track" leads directly to the local chief of police
(Tim Blissett), and maybe even higher up. Which means Lisa might be in it
over her head, with no means of pulling herself out again ...
Quite an entertaining little thriller that might be a bit on
the slowburn side, but it contains enough of a basic tension to keep the
audience hooked throughout, is based on a script that twists and turns
into many unexpected directions (including the inclusion of the ghost
friend) throughout, and features many a cool suspense setpiece - including
the deceivingly esoteric finale. And Sascha Harman, who's in pretty much
every scene of the movie, proves more than capable of carrying the film,
supported by an able ensemble - and all that makes for a slightly unusual
but very enjoyable genre piece.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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