Mercy for Angels

Low budget indie film about human trafficking. The film is shot halfway decent but the sound design was quite poor. This film is a hard one to figure out. It seems confused and contradicts itself more than a few times. Its subject matter is quite serious. However, at the same time it's hard to take serious due to the camera constantly panning to Vida Guerra's ASSets. The film is about the objectification of women and human trafficking but it just keeps focusing on that backside every time Vida enters a scene. Good lawd.. I forgot what I was saying...

This movie is very moving and very powerful. The way they show you what really happens in sex trafficking. Emilio Rivera (Sons of Anarchy), John Amos (Good Times), Vida Guerra (Eye Candy), Tai Carlton, Angela Pinner, even child actress Peyten Hernandez and director KC Amos all come together to show you what really goes down in Sex Trafficking. Now in this movie, in my opinion, child actress Peyten Hernandez, actress Angela Pinner, actor and comedian Tai Carlton, and actor John Amos all played their roles perfectly. I loved this movie.

This movie is so horrible. The other reviews must have been written by employees or friends of the film crew. That's the only way to explain how someone could give this 5 stars. I bought it because I really like Emilio Rivera, but he couldn't save this. For starters, the pair that were supposed to be young or teenagers look like they're about 30. The kidnapping victim doesn't seem to be all that upset about being kidnapped, raped, and held in a brothel. She actually seems to just go along with it all. But that's normal-none of the other kidnapped and abused girls seem to mind as they lounge around the pool and laugh while guards hold guns on them. There is one point where she gets upset and shouts at the Bad Guy-and it's to protest how he treats his farm workers. Again-no objection to the whole kidnapping and brothel part. Her relationships with the others are just as absurd. Then there is the fact that there are supposedly girls going missing and no one cares until it's a cops kid. Seriously-it is hard to go into the details of how bad this is because every bit of it is bad. Just save your money.

I bought this film as a huge fan of Emilio Rivera. It was a tough watch, especially seeing him as this type bad character. Definitely an awareness story on human trafficking. Sad situations. Pray.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

This bold film superseded my expectations! I was scared. I cried. Ihung in suspense throughout the entire film. The soul grabbing endingbrought it all home for me. Tough subject matter to take on but this isa story that NEEDS telling. Performances by all are commendable. JohnAmos is stellar! This artful film making approach is quite exquisite -so fresh and new! Two thumbs up!

Kim Stahlworth (Nicola Bertram) is a 43 year old detective who is desired by members of both sexes half her age. Her daughter Tracy (eye candy Vida Guerra) likes to smoke crack and allow young homeless men to come home and take a shower. Mom, who is so eighties, disapproves of her daughter's behavior, driving her to wander the street as a homeless waif until she is picked up by the white van.The van is controlled by a rich man who picks up homeless girls, you know all those homeless babes who look like movie stars, to pick, eat, or fertilize strawberries and there seems to be this prostitution thing developed near the end. The irony and theme of the film is that everyone knows homeless people were being abducted, but the cops didn't care enough, or gave it a wink and a nod. Now that a detective's daughter is endangered, it becomes a problem, a statement on how homeless people don't matter.The film starts off pretty good, but has scenes that go nowhere such as the cops dressing up as the homeless. They really didn't know what to do with Tracy as a captive and the the scenes were awkward. Kim, searching for Tracy lacked cohesion as she deals with a mean boss and a woman colleague who wants to help in all sorts of ways. It seems like the cut important scenes.Guide: F-bomb. Rape. Nudity (brief FF) 2 1/2 stars

I didn't know what to expect when I picked up this film, but once I started watching it I couldn't stop. It felt like a real story, and all the characters seem so real, I had no idea these kinds of things are happening to our young girls. Excellent performances by Emilio Rivera (Sons of Anarchy), and John Amos (Coming To America), and Vida Guerra committed so naturally portraying the role of Tracy, that she somehow makes you forget your watching a movie. Excellent film and very original concept with great actors. Hoping that Amazon puts out more independent movies like Mercy For Angels.