Thoughts about Angel Town

Olivier Gruner stars as a French graduate student in America who helps a family dealing with a Latino street gang.  Gruner is also a kickboxer. The college is not identified but it could be USC or UCLA.

I liked this movie. Gruner is a likeable hero. Yes, he probably got into movies because of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s success. The movie lacks a opponent worthy of Gruner’s skills but there are a lot of opponents to beat down.  While none of the individual fights are great, they are fun.

Maybe the Latino gang is a bit stereotypical. Okay, it is sterotypical. Also at one point Gruner is called a frog and he calls that person a raghead. (It was the nineties.)

This was Gruner’s first movie. It is probably not his best. If you are a fan, you might want to see it again. I might explore the Blu-Ray special features later.

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