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Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Simply A Masterpiece

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Blistering performances.

(Flash Review)The protagonist, Eric, should enter politics as he can sweet talk anyone, make falsehoods quickly believable and be so persuasive and persistent that people go along with his desires. By chance Eric ends up in a small town and is short on money....an honesty. While attempting to pursue an attractive waitress, he concocts a plan to acquire a large financial sum and escape town with her and start a new chapter in his life. Eric later finds himself trying to tap dance out of his scheme as new wrenches are thrown into the mix. How many lies will he tell and how many people will he mislead? Will his ultimate scheme workout or will he be lucky to get out of town? This was a quality Film Noir that clipped along at a nice rate with a clever screen play and quality acting. Entertaining to see how the story plays out with amusing period dialog.

FALLEN ANGEL is a typically classy slice of film noir from director Otto Preminger, starring that mainstay of the genre, Dana Andrews. He plays a small-time hustler and con man who becomes involved in a love triangle plot between two different women, although the film takes a turn for the darker with a murderous twist halfway through the proceedings. This is a well-shot and well-lit little affair that plays out a tableau of interesting parts, including John Carradine as an evangelist and Bruce Cabot as a love rival. It's literate and well put together; perhaps not one of the most exciting of its type, but the twist ending is one you won't guess.

A seedy environment, reckless actions and the infatuation of a femme fatale. These elements of film noir are essential in Fallen Angel in portraying a secretly yet deeply morally corrupt society by following the journey of the protagonist.Drifter Eric Stanton finds himself in the town of Walton, a place whose exterior seems wholesome but a number of the residents are the opposite conversing in cafes, dance halls and quiet spots. Most notably local waitress Stella who oozes sexuality just by being in a room evident in her opening scene. As with most male protagonist in film noirs Eric immediacy becomes fixated on the emotionally lethal Stella to the point of becoming involved with a less tainted woman in order to steal money, all as a result of Eric's blind passion for Stella. Delving deeper into their relationship Eric and Stella have common ground; both are searching for their vision of a perfect lifestyle and won't let morals get in the way. It becomes somewhat appealing to see these fragile figures together mixing in their immorality. Yet the visions they both share soon leads them to dark ends.Fallen Angel's plot reaches its core with the murder of Stella evokes dangers for Eric. Whilst the situation turns nasty, Eric runs to safety with June, the less tainted woman he married solely for her money. However this relationship which had been built upon deception turns two dimensional. It offers a great dynamic to Fallen Angel as Eric finally finds the permanency he had been drifting years for in June, whose kind and loving personality leads Eric to a more pure existence. Kudos has to be given to Alice Faye, who makes her performance as June one of heartfelt sentiment that we cheer for her to sway Eric to moral goodness.And with good reason as the climax reveals a senior figure in Walton as the murderer not only gave a pessimistic view of amorality in society but also mirrored how Eric's life could have been if his infatuation with Stella had gotten to more extreme heights. This reflective realisation and the whole dynamic of Eric drifting between the worlds of evil and good make Fallen Angel a provocative character piece.

While traveling to San Francisco, the drifter Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews) is thrown off the bus late night in Walton for not having the necessary money to buy the complete ticket. He wanders to the "Pop's Eats" diner, where he meets the sexy waitress Stella, an easy woman that uses to date clients after-hours. Eric has a crush on her but the cynical Stella tells that he can not afford to have her. Eric decides to seduce the lonely June Mills (Alice Faye), a wealthy woman that lives with her controller sister Clara Mills (Anne Revere), to have money to move with Stella. Eric goes to San Francisco with June and Clara, and gets married with June. They return to Walton and in the wedding night, Eric sneaks out to meet Stella that has a date. On the next morning, Stella is found murdered and the brutal investigator Mark Judd (Charles Bickford) is assigned for the case. When Eric becomes the prime-suspect, he investigates the murder seeking the identity of the real killer."Fallen Angel" is a disappointing film-noir by Otto Preminger. The unreasonable story has only unlikable characters and situations very hard to believe. The conclusion with Eric Stanton resolving the case by distance is awful. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): "Anjo ou Demônio" ("Angel or Demon")