This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Blistering performances.

"We're No Angels" is a movie made for those faces, and one of the pleasures of watching the film is to see them looking sidelong at each other as they try to figure a way out of the complicated mess they're in. The movie has a lot of other good stuff to look at (including dramatic period locations in a small Canadian town) and to listen to (dialogue by David Mamet), but I can think of no other recent movie in which so much of the pleasure lies in watching the expressions on the faces of the actors - especially when they're reacting, not talking. Mamet and Neil Jordan, who directed the movie, wisely remember the most important thing about any mistaken- identity comedy: The fact that someone's identity is mistaken is not always funny even the first time and rarely thereafter. Movies that depend on mistaken identities for their laughs are among the slowest, dreariest slogs through cinema.Too bad that the film came out to be both simplistic and ordinary despite of the talent involved especially when it features De Niro and Penn,two of the best actors in Hollywood; and Jordan,one of the finest director of the industry.There were a lot of boring moments.Also,it just turned out to be somewhat corny and provides minimal laughter in a lot of scenes.Overall,it was definitely a misfire from the cast and the director involved as it does not live up to its potential.Overall rating: 6 out of 10.

We're No Angel is far from being one of the greatest comedies out there, actually, very far from that, but still enjoyable...watchable, at least It's a remake of the 1955 Christmas film of the same name, starred by Humphrey Bogart.Knowing beforehand the religious nature of the film, i forced myself to not care so much about the inevitable cliché situations that would appear In the film, so i believe i didn't felt so disappointed by the downhill this film went in the last 30 minutes. The acting is what makes this film enjoyable. DeNiro brings an extraordinary performance to the film, very underrated i must say. Sean Pean looked like he couldn't care less about the film, in contrast. Anyways, although watchable, We're No Angel is way too forgettable. It don't has any absurd or super-funny scenes which gives you a laugh-out-load moment. 5.5/10

We're No Angels is pleasant I'll say that much. It often left me with a smile on my face, but it never had me laughing out loud. DeNiro and Penn do great work together, having very good chemistry with one another, and it took a risk by going over the line, but managed to keep it amusing and fun. It moves along at a decent clip, with an extremely good opening of Bobby|Russo|, Ned|DeNiro| and Jim|Penn| escaping from prison, it was funny and very exciting. This is also the 1st movie we get to see the potential of John C. Reilly's comedic ability, his bumbling Monk persona often made me chuckle.Performances. Robert Deniro is quite humorous and amusing here. I laughed at the way he got annoyed with Demi Moore's character, or his silly little prayers to get out of trouble, he was a lot of fun. Sean Penn surprised me by giving a decent performance. He was amusing, and added a lot of fun. Demi Moore is not bad as the out spoken Mom. She had her moments to be sure. James Russo is amusing as Bobby, he had good chemistry with Deniro and Penn.Bottom line. This is quite pleasant and passed the time nicely. I would never consider it a milestone in either's career, but it's certainly a decent movie. Worth the watch.6/10

We're No Angels (1989) *** (out of 4) Remake of the 1955 film has Robert DeNiro and Sean Penn playing escaped convicts who hide out as priests in a small town where they try to sneak across the border into Canada. Most of the reviews you read for this film will probably be negative but I've always enjoyed what the movie has to offer even though there's no way of denying that it could have and should have been a lot better than it turned out. I think the biggest problem with the film is the direction of Jordan who just wasn't right for the material. This is suppose to be a comedy yet you wouldn't know it because Jordan handles the material so dark that it's rather hard to get many laughs. We've get some rather strong tones on religion and even some strong violence, which just doesn't sit too well in a comedy. Even the entire atmosphere of the film is rather dark, which is a staple of Jordan but again, that wasn't really needed in this film. What does work are the performances by DeNiro and Penn who are excellent together. Playing dumb is never an easy thing but both men pull this off remarkably well, which is very important since most of the laughs come from them not understanding anything to do with religion yet they're suppose to be priests. The two men's facial expressions is what works the best because the look on their faces when they're put on the spot are just flawless as is their constant begging and pleading for various things throughout the movie. Demi Moore has a supporting role, which brings in more darkness that really isn't needed but Bruno Kirby and John C. Reilly turn in nice supporting performances with Reilly really standing out as another priest obsessed with Penn. The laughs throughout the film are certainly minor but to me the film still works well thanks to the terrific performances. You really don't expect to see DeNiro and Penn in a movie like this but they both pull it off very well and make it worth viewing.