The best way to describe Angel-A is describe what it is. It is moving, thoughtful, beautiful, funny, simple and unique. It is driven by the perfomances of Jamel Debbouze's Andre, and Rie Rasmussen's Angela. From the second they meet until the end of the film you can't take your eyes off them. Andre is the kicked puppy who wants to be the "big guy" but doesn't have it in himself. Angela is the mystery woman who eats, buys, fights, and experiences life anew every second. Their chemisty is fun to watch.
Besson's photography is magical and surreal. It is like watching a Film Noir done as a romance in black and white. He makes you see "neon" colors in the b/w and presents a Paris that is beautiful and wonderous at its most mundane.
Angela and Andre present a simple couple. They bicker in a way that can be reminiscent of I LOVE LUCY or Hepburn/Tracy. They take potshots and do wound each other, but at the end it is all said with love.
Angela is a Besson woman. In many ways she reminds me of Leeloo from the Fifth Element. She is a statuesque blonde who doesn't know her past, and is wounded. At the same time she is self confident, caring and throws a mean punch.
Overall Angel-A is a simple plot swirling around two characters. It is beautiful in its simplicity. It is a perfect date movie romance from a director known for action films with excessive violence. See it.