I have yet to see Tom Berenger in a bad performance and this made for TV film was no exception. I have watched Tom Berenger's career over the past five (5) decades and regardless of whether he is playing an over the hill Major league baseball pitcher, a hard drinking lawyer, a detective and/or in this case he is playing a character named Miles Utley who is a lifetime dedicated Mormon hard fighting rebel soldier/bodyguard who will stop at nothing to protect the people he believes in and/or loves.
There is something very appealing about all the characters that the actor Tom Berenger portrays, and with his characterization of body guard/protector Miles Utley he once again makes a somewhat historical story line of the Mormon church leader/founder Brigham Young (played by Charlton Heston) into an adventure with a heroic twist. In contrast to a more recent (2020) western film titled News of the World starring the much more honored Tom Hanks, there was no comparison. I enjoyed Tom Berenger's performance and the much lower Hollywood budget story line of The Avenging Angel starring Tom Berenger over the dull and predictable (2020) News of the World.
I give this made for TV film a very respectable 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.
There is something very appealing about all the characters that the actor Tom Berenger portrays, and with his characterization of body guard/protector Miles Utley he once again makes a somewhat historical story line of the Mormon church leader/founder Brigham Young (played by Charlton Heston) into an adventure with a heroic twist. In contrast to a more recent (2020) western film titled News of the World starring the much more honored Tom Hanks, there was no comparison. I enjoyed Tom Berenger's performance and the much lower Hollywood budget story line of The Avenging Angel starring Tom Berenger over the dull and predictable (2020) News of the World.
I give this made for TV film a very respectable 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.