Evil Angels (1988)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Overrated

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Have just read some of the comments on the message boards and some of the reviews. Some opinions differ from mine, but that is usual. I am NOT a big fan of Meryl Streep... never having "bought into" the "Meryl is the Greatest American Actress since Bette Davis!!!" hype. But then, I never really bought into the "Bette Davis is the Greatest American Actress" hype either.All that said ... for me, this was just another Streep Accent film. The story was interesting because, not living in Australia, I was oblivious to the real life events and the furor it caused. I was not aware of the outcome of the trial and the appeals etc. The whole media mess reminded me of the parents being accused in the "who killed the baby-pageant-queen" case... also still not really solved.Streep is as usual.. Streep. Sam Neill is OK as the husband... not outstanding but OK. The many many bit parts and extras convey the hysteria that occurred in the country. The kids were mostly impossible to understand and the new little girl was obviously the child of some member of the cast or crew.Would I recommend this film ... nope .. not really. Too many better films to watch. Streep best actress that year ? Nopers again ! Plus she had a funny haircut and 1/2 eyebrows that were incredibly distracting. Give it a miss.

What a sad movie! Even more sad that it was based on a true event! Lives lost, families torn apart, special moments lost, characters tainted ....yet the truth revealed itself in the end. Certainly brings hope in the end, although sad that a number of events had to occur before realizing it. A strong message and reality that the media has the power to control and influence what and how we are subjected to their portrayal of events. A good representation of characters and sequence of events. As a viewer, you cannot be watching this movie without being subjected to the horror the character of the mom and rest of the family had to endure. Sad to the end...even when the family is reunited.

Sam Neil and Meryl Streep play Michael and Lindy Chamberlain, a married couple who take a camping trip in outback Australia with their baby daughter Azaria, who one night goes missing, and only her bloody and torn clothing is recovered. Lindy is convinced that a native Dingo(a sort of wild dog) grabbed and killed Azaria, but the police and public don't believe her, since they never heard of such behavior by a dingo, and so the Chamberlains find themselves arrested and charged with their daughter's murder. They would be tried and later convicted, though that would be later overturned, and they would eventually be exonerated.Fine performances by the leads, and good direction by Fred Shepisi make this a memorable and interesting tragic tale of a rush to judgment by both the press and public, a situation still relevant today.

In short I say to you the facts.... Lindy and David are New Zealanders who immigrated to Australia (soz Meryl your accent is wrong) A two month old baby disappeared while camping with their family (why would anyone go to the middle of the desert to see a massive rock with such a young family is anyone's guess especially when she couldn't do anything except watch her husband climb up Uluru) It is extremely unlikely that a dingo would be able to carry a baby let alone not leave a massive mess inside the tent when you consider they are constantly fed by the tourists, to this day this is unanswered but that's not to say that she is innocent or guilty it's just a very unlikely event. The press really took away any chance of getting to the real truth of this story.... who or what killed Azaria Chamberlain? This movie is extremely hard for Australian's to look at itself cause I can't get over the stupid comments made by the Australians, it really made us look silly and I feel that it didn't really portray what Australia is really all about. The things you can learn from this movie is that press can destroy any facts and Police can botch up any investigation, bigotry is rife in Australia when it comes to religion and truth to what happen to Azaria will never be known. Good to watch however you need to consider that this is a POV and still the facts are out there.