Directed by Luis Mandoki
Written by Gerald Di Pego

Jennifer Lopez .... Sharon Pogue
James Caviezel .... Catch Lambert
Sonia Braga .... Mrs. Pogue Terrence
Dashon Howard .... Robby
Victor Argo .... Mr. Pogue
Shirley Knight .... Elanora Davis
Daniel Magder .... Larry Jr.
Jeremy Sisto .... Larry

Produced by Jellybean Benítez (associate producer), Bruce Berman (producer), Mark Canton (producer), Neil Canton (executive producer), Don Carmody (executive producer),Bernie Goldmann (producer), James A. Holt (co-producer), Dawn Miller (CO-producer), Elie Samaha (producer), Andrew Stevens (executive producer), Leslie Weisberg (associate producer)
Original music by Marco Beltrami
Cinematography by Piotr Sobocinski
Film Editing by Jerry Greenberg

Rated R for language, violence and a scene of sexuality.

STUDIO SYNOPSIS:
"Angel Eyes" is a story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once, but twice.

Sharon's dedication to her job does little to compensate for the fact that she has no personal life. She has been estranged from her family for many years. Disconnected from them and from life in general, Sharon fills her days with work and her nights with her private regrets.

Somewhere in the same neighborhood a man who goes by the name of Catch is living his own half-life. A strange, haunted soul who sleeps in an empty apartment, he spends his days dispensing little gifts of goodwill to anyone in need. If it starts to rain and he notices a car window open, Catch will roll it up; if a stranger passes by, Catch will offer a smile. Twice a week he delivers groceries to a disabled woman named Elanora Davis (Shirley Knight). He and Elanora exchange the same light banter every time he stops by but she has learned not to ask him the kinds of questions he doesn't want to answer.

To most people who encounter him, Catch is an odd but harmless figure. To some, he appears dangerous, suspicious. They wonder what he is up to. But Catch is indifferent to the reactions he elicits. He moves through the landscape in a kind of existential daze, performing his services automatically as though this is the only thing he was meant to do. Yet he seems to derive no real pleasure from it.

Like Sharon, Catch has no personal life.

When Sharon learns that her parents, Josephine (Sonia Braga) and Carl (Victor Argo) are planning a big party to celebrate the renewal of their wedding vows and she has not been invited, she reaches a crisis. At the same time, Sharon's investigations into her new lover's background bring up issues for him that he would do anything to avoid - even if it means never seeing her again.

After years of dealing with their pain in the only way they knew how, Sharon and Catch must make some difficult decisions and risk losing each other if they are going to move forward and reclaim their lives.
© 2001 Warner Bros.

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A relationship begins.

The reason turns out to be their pasts. Sharon came from an abusive family.

As it turns out Catch was saved from an otherwise fatal car crash by Sharon at the start of the film. Catch, as mentioned, later saves Sharon. It is as though they were meant to be. The relations between them bring them to a place where they can deal with the past.

The film makes a case for destiny being a mix of personal choice, past history, and the hand of God (providence).

INCREDIBLE, BUT...
Subject: Angel_Eyes
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001
From: Danielle Grober

Angel Eyes
This film was incredible. I loved the way Jennifer Lopez expressed her acting talent in this film as well as expressing her own feelings through interviews. The film has a mellow, sort of shallow theme to it. There was an un wanted sex scene in there and with no comment on her acting ability there, i will express i was greatly disappointed. There was no need to have that on film and how both characters expressed their language swearing and using the Lords name. Jennifer commented once that as much as she liked the diversity of the film with the context that she could be herself in it, she didn't like the way she was potrayed as a women. I strongly agree because she seemed so unbelievably easy, and what are girls supposed to think when they see her and think of her as a role model? They feel they are entitled to do what she has done. No one really considers, however, it is a film. Hollywood does portray women as sex objects, men as blood thirsty criminals, and God-- a fairy tale that is too good to be true. Sure, it would be nice if He existed, but he doesn't, so its not helping anything--type of attitude. Entertainment all together i becoming more hopeless and less fulfilling as it once did many years ago.
Danielle Grober