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"A minor masterpiece"
-- Indie Wire
"The flip side of the sunshine state. Cocaine Angel is caked with legitimate, unforgettable grime, one that makes similar Hollywood efforts seem as fake as an orange juice commercial."
-- Filmmaker Magazine
"It's a rarity to see an original entry in the drug-addicts-spiralling-downward genre."
-- Ain't It Cool News
"Another American low-budget highlight, first-time director Michael Tully's convincingly grimy Cocaine Angel goes a long way toward rescuing the addiction drama from junkie stereotypes and self-help cliches, thanks in no small part to star/screenwriter Damian Lahey, whose shambling presence is well matched by his gift for free-ranging monologues."
-- Dennis Lim, Village Voice
"What ultimately separates the film from all the other addiction stories out there (and I thought I'd sworn off them for good after 'CANDY') is the performance from co-producer and writer Damian Lahey as Scott, the addict."
-- GreenCine Daily
"Most impressive about the film is its conclusion, which hits just the right note of optimism; Scott may be doomed, but the world he's living in turns out to have a little bit of beauty in it after all."
-- AintItCoolNews
"Effectively required to carry the whole picture on his sloping shoulders, Lahey comes through and then some, delivering a mordantly witty take on the doomed, self-pitying junkie stereotype."
-- Neil Young's Film Lounge
ALSO:
-- A SXSW pre-interview with Mike and Damian at eFilmCritic
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