Avenging Angelo
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Avenging Angelo is a 2002 American action comedy film starring Sylvester Stallone (who also directed), Madeleine Stowe, and Anthony Quinn. The film follows bodyguard Frankie Delano (Stallone) who vows to protect Jennifer Allieghieri Barrett (Stowe) after her father, mafia kingpin Angelo Allieghieri (Quinn) is gunned down. The film was the second straight-to-video American release for Stallone after D-Tox (2002). Quinn was suffering from terminal throat cancer while Avenging Angelo was being filmed—and died before it was released. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.
Avenging Angelo is a 2002 American action comedy film starring Sylvester Stallone (who also directed), Madeleine Stowe, and Anthony Quinn. The film follows bodyguard Frankie Delano (Stallone) who vows to protect Jennifer Allieghieri Barrett (Stowe) after her father, mafia kingpin Angelo Allieghieri (Quinn) is gunned down. The film was the second straight-to-video American release for Stallone after D-Tox (2002). Quinn was suffering from terminal throat cancer while Avenging Angelo was being filmed—and died before it was released. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.
Cast
Sylvester Stallone as Frankie Delano Madeleine Stowe as Jennifer Allieghieri Barrett Anthony Quinn as Angelo Allieghieri Raoul Bova as Marcello/Gianni Carboni Harry Van Gorkum as Kip Barrett Billy Gardell as Bruno George Touliatos as Lucio Malatesta
Production
Filming
The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.
Reception
Critical response
The film was met with mostly negative reviews by most critics. Scott Weinberg for eFILMCRITICS.com wrote that "Sly - despite his seemingly unquenchable desire to prove me otherwise - deserves better than this". Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 13% approval rating based on 8 reviews, with an average score of 4.41/10.
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