Moon Lee plays a beautiful actress named Angel who is killed in a brutal fashion after she refuses the advances of a gangster. Twenty years later, a struggling young actor (Lau Chi-Wai) comes upon Angel's ghost, who teaches him some new moves which gain him the starring role in the local production, as well as the affection of one of the other stars of the show (Alvina Kong). In return, he and his uncle (Wu Ma) set out to help Angel gain her revenge on the gangster that took her life.

The Revenge of Angel offers up a pretty good story, some strong performances from the leads, and quite a bit of action, but somehow it didn't really click for me. I can't put my finger on anything specific, but there were a few times during the running time where I was bored by the proceedings. Even though everything here is done well, it still has a "been there, done that" kind of feeling to it.

Frankly, these kinds of movies area dime a dozen in Hong Kong, and The Revenge of Angel offers little that is new or unique. It was nice seeing Moon playing more of a serious role versus her usual "kickass cutey-pie" stuff, and she looks great during the action sequences, but even that can't totally save the film. This is not by any means a bad movie, and Moon Lee fans should have good deal of fun, but it's just not up to the level of some of Moon's top works like Angel.

[review from www.hkfilm.net]