SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

A nice memory of my teenage life when I saw this film on TV with my friendsBlack Angel is very dark thrillingBut also exiting feeling, one didn't know what will happen for poor Ikko and her quest to find her identity or who killed her family.But there are some awkward scenes and some scenes are too violent but however there are some nice moment too, like when Ikko dance with her friend.Bevare of some violent scenes for sensitive viewers but for those who love action films and thrillers is a must see

Indeed a nice vengeance flick, the director made it possible to make it interesting, stylish and very cold. The story is quite simple and not very fresh, but the style and strong violence (strong in my eyes cause it's against a woman) plus good camera work and very cold pictures make it a bit more special than a lot of the other Japanese movies. It reminds me of the earlier movie GONIN, witch is at any rate commendable if you liked the BLACK ANGEL and of course takeshi kitano). I've now seen a few of his films (ishii) and have to say that he's a good director in my eyes, but don't match to make every film interesting. I like his cold depressing style, but he's not a very good story teller. If you like the vengeance theme and the described style than you've got to check it out.

I saw this movie at the 1998 Seattle Film Festival and loved it. Unfortunately, that was the last time it was ever available for me to see it. I wish a distributor would put it out on video or DVD in America. Unlike, the previous person that reviewed the film, I thought the action was well-paced and the cinematography was pretty good. Very cool action movie.

A schmaltzy, violent, slow moving action flick following a young girl who witnesses her family's massacre and returns 14 years later to seek vengeance. The soap opera's hamminess and relationships lend it some interest, as do a couple of camera shots.The sound recording is pretty bad as is the acting and much of the story line. The direction drips with cliches such as the vixen shot of stockinged legs getting out of a car.