SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Predrag "We're No Angels" is a movie made for those faces, and one of the pleasures of watching the film is to see them looking sidelong at each other as they try to figure a way out of the complicated mess they're in. The movie has a lot of other good stuff to look at (including dramatic period locations in a small Canadian town) and to listen to (dialogue by David Mamet), but I can think of no other recent movie in which so much of the pleasure lies in watching the expressions on the faces of the actors - especially when they're reacting, not talking. Mamet and Neil Jordan, who directed the movie, wisely remember the most important thing about any mistaken- identity comedy: The fact that someone's identity is mistaken is not always funny even the first time and rarely thereafter. Movies that depend on mistaken identities for their laughs are among the slowest, dreariest slogs through cinema.Too bad that the film came out to be both simplistic and ordinary despite of the talent involved especially when it features De Niro and Penn,two of the best actors in Hollywood; and Jordan,one of the finest director of the industry.There were a lot of boring moments.Also,it just turned out to be somewhat corny and provides minimal laughter in a lot of scenes.Overall,it was definitely a misfire from the cast and the director involved as it does not live up to its potential.Overall rating: 6 out of 10.

Geoffrey DeLeons In all respects; casting, acting, direction, production and screen writing, We're No Angels is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Not a frame of film is wasted as the sometimes-humorous tension is maintained throughout.The movie has a relentless, if-subdued tension. I was on the edge of my seat, hoping that Penn and DeNiro make-good their escape to Canada, while at the same time, noticing the relaxed, comfortable overall feel of the movie. We honestly like the two main characters, and this is one of the main reasons the film is so compelling. DeNiro's acting is perhaps the best I have ever seen from him. His totally-failed attempts at acting "priest-like" are hilarious, especially as he trades barbs with Demi Moore's irate character.Bruno Kirby is wonderful. John C. Reilly is great. Hoyt Axton is excellent. The plot never loses steam for a second, and we honestly care about the two convicted protagonists. If you like movies with a moral underpinning, that at-once candidly expose the frailty of the human spirit, you will love We're No Angels. At the end of the movie, we are rewarded for our faith in DeNiro's and Penn's characters, for they risk all for a child they have been entrusted with. The screen writing and direction of this movie are exemplary. No mediocre dialogue and no disjointed scenes. Every moment re-inforces the tension and overall effectiveness of script. The ending is unexpected and superb. Congratulations to the director, producer, writer, Penn, DeNiro and all involved.

Andrei Boceanu Well, ask me why this movie has such a poor rating. Or maybe don't ask me, because I have no answer. The movie is just great. The acting is perfect for this script, DeNiro and Penn are so funny and also serious when is needed. Why such a poor rating ? Maybe because people are not so funny as they were once. For the people of our days a comedy is something like Scary Movie or a movie that makes you laugh every minute because of something stupid. But "We're No Angels" is funny, is romantic, is serious, is educative, is simply GREAT MOVIE. You have to watch it with an innocent eye, you must enjoy the movie. Don't look at it with a critical eye. That's not good for the entertainment. Just watch it to relax and to feel good. It deserves it. And you also deserve it.

liuzhou This has to be one of the most idiotic movies ever.I can deal with completely unbelievable. Some guy in the execution chamber suddenly produces guns out of nowhere and shoots everyone who isn't needed in the plot later? I'm not surprised the director chose to set this scene up in darkness. It is unexplainable.But that's OK!I can deal with plot streams being abandoned. The warden,determined to bring the fugitives to justice, just disappears from the movie because the guy he is looking for jumped in a river and became a local hero! I don't think so! I can also deal with bad acting;I can also deal with clichéd writing. But I don't want them all in one movie.This gets a high vote in my all time worst!