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Comic booky, yes, but somehow a stunning masterwork
A fallen angel in the Underworld has dreams of escaping to the surface in the flesh and thus rises out of the sewers of Bucharest where she connects with a handsome doctor and observes humanitys corrupt side firsthand.
"Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994) is fantasy/horror that mixes elements of the first two Terminator flicks (1984/1991) with the locations/tone of Subspecies (1991) and the basic concept of Marvel Comics Son of Satan. But dont expect over-the-top action sequences since it only cost $350,000 and so the focus is on imaginative ideas and good writing.
Redhead Angela Featherstone is effective in the titular role, a fish-out-of-water. You might remember her as Jerrys m...