Gregg Eldred

Last night, I found myself watching Angel's Dance until it ended, way past 2:00AM. I think that it is one of James Belushi's best films. Not only is his "zen hitman" near perfect, but the supporting cast is wonderful and the film contains a mix of comedy, action, and drama. What is the plot (taken from NetFlix)?

Aspiring assassin Tony Greco (Kyle Chandler) heads to Los Angeles to train under hit man Steve Rossellini (James Belushi). The coaching begins with readings of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and marksmanship training with water pistols. But the stakes escalate after Steve orders Tony to off someone randomly picked from the phone book. When the target turns out to be a sexy mortician (Sheryl Lee), Tony has second thoughts about his career choice.



Highly recommended.

Comment posted by Esther Strom06/27/2008 03:10:06 PM

There's only room for one Nietzsche-reading hitman in my life, and that's Otto...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095159/

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Comment posted by Gregg Eldred06/27/2008 10:29:13 PM
Homepage: http://www.ns-tech.com/blog/geldred.nsf

@Esther: Excellent reference! I never tire of that movie. The difference is that Steve actually understands what he is reading and lives his life (as best he can) by it.

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Comment posted by Charles Robinson06/28/2008 10:41:40 AM
Homepage: http://www.cubert.net

One of my favorite lines from a movie ever: "WAKE UP LIMEY FISH!" I say that to my fish take all the time, and Myron (my partner) thinks I'm crazy.

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