Way back when I was a wee lad, in the early days of cable television, Angel of H.E.A.T was a late-night staple of the newborn industry. My young mind was sent reeling by the possibilities of a sexually-charged action film starring an ex-pornstar, but my family didn't have cable at the time, and all I could do was read the TV listings and dream. Many years have gone by since then, but I never got around to seeing Angel until now. While it certainly doesn't live up to my pubescent imaginings (what could?), I was pleasantly surprised to find it a fairly clever, campy, playful romp.
The story is actually pretty solid - Mark and Samantha are government agents concerned about the activities of a vigilante group called the Protectors, and are also looking into the theft of top-secret microchips from a big defense contractor. The Protectors are also on the trail of the thieves, sending their agent, Angel Harmony, to put a stop to it. Paths cross, agents, vigilantes, and androids are thrown together, occasional light coupling takes place, and eventually the two groups team up to take on the villain.
But don't expect this movie to take itself seriously. The whole film is tinged with a borscht-belt wackiness which occasionally breaks out into full-blown vaudeville, well-timed to pick up the slack, keep the movie entertaining, and move it along smoothly.
The story is actually pretty solid - Mark and Samantha are government agents concerned about the activities of a vigilante group called the Protectors, and are also looking into the theft of top-secret microchips from a big defense contractor. The Protectors are also on the trail of the thieves, sending their agent, Angel Harmony, to put a stop to it. Paths cross, agents, vigilantes, and androids are thrown together, occasional light coupling takes place, and eventually the two groups team up to take on the villain.
But don't expect this movie to take itself seriously. The whole film is tinged with a borscht-belt wackiness which occasionally breaks out into full-blown vaudeville, well-timed to pick up the slack, keep the movie entertaining, and move it along smoothly.