Before she won an Oscar, Mira Sorvino starred in this small but powerful movie about a guy whose seemingly perfect world comes crashing down when he enters the drug trade. Michael Imperioli, who played Spider in "Goodfellas," has a leading role here and does an outstanding job of portraying down-and-out drug dealer and user Angel, but never allows us to dislike him. Throughout his struggle we are right by Angel's side.
Even the ending is not obvious: there is no happy finale, but somehow we know he is on the long road back.
Even the ending is not obvious: there is no happy finale, but somehow we know he is on the long road back.