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Rating: "According to certain religions, it is believed that the egg is the symbol of the soul... Would you like an egg?"
In recent years, there has been a continuous proliferation of cinematic releases that deal with themes more or less related to esoteric issues, religion, occultism, and similar topics.
Evidently, the genre attracts quite a bit since actors (or so-called actors) such as the good old Schwarzy, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, and even Jennifer Lopez have tried their hand at such films. Even Jim Carrey, having left behind the eccentric faces of The Mask, is currently involved in a paranormal thriller that risks becoming more ridiculous than Ace Ventura.
If you haven't done so already, leave all this behind and take a look at Alan Parker's film, released twenty years ago. Dark atmospheres, dark spaces where you only hear the sound of a fan turning, blues and gospel that accompany us through the depths of voodoo of black people imported from the dark continent, ritual murders, hidden and secret traditions of the people of Louisiana (emblematically echoed in the name of Robert De Niro's eerie character, Louis Cypher), blood raining in the room where father and daughter make love.
Scenes difficult to forget, especially for a kid like me who, at the time, was not even 10 years old. A story like many others where the slow descent into hell of a man who believes he can deal with Louis without giving anything in return is told. The story, therefore, of an attempted scam.
But the scam, no matter how well it may be orchestrated through spells of black or white magic as it's called, is human. There's no escape; sooner or later Cypher will return and demand his compensation. At that moment, Angel will ride the elevator, carrying with him his fake heart. But his will be a reversed path, made evident by the chilling finale.
Louis Cypher (De Niro simply exceptional), with long beard and shoulder-length hair, with his revealing eyes. Angel (Mickey Rourke in his best performance), sweaty, bloody, and deliriously obsessive.
But will he really know who he truly is?
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