Angels with Dirty Wings (2009) User Reviews

Why IMDb needs a 0/10 rating

[Horst_In_Translation · 2/10 · 14 June 2017]

"Engel mit schmutzigen Flügeln" or "Angels with Dirty Wings" is a German 85-minute film from 2009, so two more years until this one will have its 10th anniversary. It is perhaps the most known work by writer and director Roland Reber, who made this movie together with his wife. It is basically the story of three women. Two of them are already part of the group mentioned in the title and number 3 wants to be so badly. In order to achieve that she lets the other girls read her diaries, constantly sucks up to them, lets them watch her while having sex etc. This is basically the film's premise. On an uncountable number of occasions, the girls talk something that was intended philosophic and deep and meaningful, but honestly it is all just pretentious crap that rarely makes sense and everybody without a formal school education could come up with. It says a lot that this film is still at its best during the completely pointless sex scenes / orgies occasionally even. When is the film at its worst? "From start to finish" would be an accurate answer too, but I guess I am tempted to say that it is when they start singing randomly because the actresses are just as untalented when it comes to their voices as they are when it comes to their range. I am shocked to see that all three of them have actually been in quite a number of projects and yet they seem to be completely free of any talent. Maybe the script also has something to do with that and it was just impossible to make the dialogues work. The worst from the bunch was probably the black-haired girl who was lackluster on a level where you worried that she could fall asleep any minute. Or actually hope for that because then she would finally shut up with all the nonsense. Okay, now about the core premise of the one chick joining the group. Why would she do that? I guess I know why. Because garbage attracts garbage? She is 100% morally bankrupt, there's no doubt about that and the other two talking about some really meaningful stuff while randomly throwing in the most obscene references in their elaborations are basically just on the same level. Final note to the group of bikers who appear in here and who apparently are a real bikers club: I would be deeply ashamed if I was one of them. What were they thinking? In my opinion they lost all credibility as an organization by lending their name(s) to this stinker of a movie. Basically, with their increasing presence the film turns more and more into pointless soft porn (with mediocre looking actresses) the longer it went. Here we have a film by a man who already worked in the movie industry for roughly 30 years when he came up with this one. Shocking to see such a great deal of experience and apparently such a non-existent amount of vision and talent. Stay far far away. It's a contender for worst film of all time and the other reviewer giving this one a perfect 10/10 because one of the girls was fairly attractive (which I cannot deny) says it all.

worth watching for the gorgeous lead actress alone

[BayHarbourButcher · 10/10 · 15 May 2011]

My guess is that this film is only really of interest to people who like to watch "mainstream" films containing explicit sex

If you judge it by that criteria alone then this film rates 10 out of 10 - the lead actress is very pretty and the sex scenes are super hot ( they avoided showing any actual penetration )

The low ratings are probably because, sadly, the film fails in most other aspects (but don't let that put you off as its still worth a watch if you fall into the above category )

I have to admire the lead actress for having the guts to do this movie - apparently she became famous/infamous for promoting her 'sex ambitions' according to wikipedia

A simple yet almost artistic sexploitation film

[AJ_Nel · 6/10 · 21 August 2022]

"Angels with Dirty Wings" (2009, Germany, "Engel mit Schmutzigen Flügeln"), is another low-budget sexploitation offering by the German husband-and-wife team of Roland Reber and Maria Anna Eich. This offering focuses on the "live your truth" principle, which two of the Angels (the only ones we know off) seeks to instil into a candidate who applied to join their MCC. The stoic Angels "guides" the initiate through the staggered and stilted sharing of philosophical ideology. The initiate's truth essentially boils down to her shagging anything which moves and by doing so exercising control in the situation and thus in her life. As such, the storyline is not complex nor the message of the film, which in more complex films would need to also rely on aspects such as, cinematography, editing, atmosphere, clever symbolism etc. This despite, most filmmaking aspects worked pretty well and more than mere traces of an intentional and artistic atmosphere is created. Acting could have been a lot better (esp. By the stoics) and the script substantially more refined and developed, but given the available budget and substantial task sharing, the film works well enough. 6/10.

Much better than the critics would have you believe.

[scott-1157 · 6/10 · 8 December 2021]

Roland Reber and his usual ensemble of actors have over many films created a universe that explores the deepest regions of sexual freedom. Whether you approve of the display of sex on the screen, in all its glory, or would rather be wooed more subtly by the turn of a wrist or ankle, sex is still the topic.

Marina Eich and Antje Monning bravely and enjoyably "go there" in several of these films and are worth watching not just for their beauty, but for their enthusiasm. Monning's explicit sex scenes in this film are certainly hot and she throws herself into them with relish.

But it's about more than the sex and nudity, it's also about empowering women. Antje Nikola Monning was an early proponent of the Free the Nipple movement and campaigns for fully equal access and rights. These Angels with Dirty Wings are out to liberate women from the shackles of having to answer to anyone but themselves.

So, is it a good movie? It isn't great. The non-actors used in many of the scenes deaden the progression, and the script is lacking in depth as well. But it is very hot and very sexy and Antje Nikola Monning is a joy to watch whatever she does.