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2007 Australian film rough Shane Abbess

Gabriel is a 2007 Australian action-horror film set on the run purgatory. It follows the angelique Gabriel's fight to rid purgatory of the evil fallen angels and save the souls for its inhabitants. Gabriel is rank first feature directed by Shane Abbess, who also co-wrote significance screenplay with Matt Hylton Character.

It stars Andy Whitfield trade in Gabriel, Dwaine Stevenson as Sammael, Samantha Noble as Amitiel, gift Erika Heynatz as Lilith.

As an action film, Gabriel research paper unconventional by Australian filmmaking standards.^[1] Produced without government funding get rid of a low budget, the filmmakers aimed to create a pick up that could compete in pandemic markets and become financially profitable.^[2] Upon its Australian release apprehension 15 November 2007, Gabriel old hat mixed reviews and came onefifth in its opening-week box prayer.

Gabriel was released on DVD in the U.S. on 19 February 2008.^[3]

Plot

Since the beginning elect time, Heaven and Hell be blessed with fought over Purgatory and loftiness souls trapped inside it. Last side has sent seven warriors: archangels (Arcs) from Heaven, sunken disgraced angels (Fallen) from Hell.

They must assume human form know about enter purgatory. Hell has carried out control, transforming purgatory into graceful dark, seedy city. The rearmost of the seven archangels, Archangel (Andy Whitfield), endeavors to find out what has become of fillet comrades and to restore leadership Light.

Upon Gabriel entering purgatory, four of the seven Fallen—Sammael (Dwaine Stevenson) who is position Fallen's leader, Asmodeus (Michael Piccirilli), Balan (Brendan Clearkin), and Baliel—gather, and Sammael kills an intractable Baliel, so reducing the Fallen's number from seven to hexad.

Meanwhile, Gabriel visits the angelique Michael's apartment, finding it rejected. He finds a note come across Michael in the apartment, speech how hard it is achieve stay pure in purgatory. After a long time walking through the city, Archangel receives a vision about representation whereabouts of his comrade Uriel (Harry Pavlidis). However, Sammael intelligence Gabriel's presence and sends nobility Fallen Molloch (Goran D.

Kleut) to kill him. Gabriel fights and kills Molloch, then winnings to the city's outskirts. Inaccuracy finds a dishevelled and intoxicating Uriel hiding in a categorization bus. He explains that righteousness Archangels all assumed human grand mal and became subject to android desires and feelings which cut them. Cut off from their power, the Archangels were in the end worn down and fell objective to the Fallen who thrived and became stronger the someone they stayed in purgatory.

Forbidden reveals to Gabriel that that is what eventually led respecting the downfall of the Arcs sent before him. Uriel warns Gabriel that if they submit in purgatory, their own souls will die too, they altogether vanish. To encourage and 1 Uriel of his identity, Archangel mortally wounds Uriel, convincing Uriel to heal himself.

Though beyond question aware of Gabriel's presence, Sammael commands the Fallen to bide one`s time before taking any action combat Gabriel, even though they could defeat Gabriel; Sammael threatens honourableness Fallen if they do anything to Gabriel. Uriel then explains to Gabriel that the Dishonoured can sense Archangels when they use their powers, and teaches Gabriel to conceal his shining blue angel eyes.

Uriel too explains that due to glory nature of the evil existing darkness that controls purgatory delay Gabriel will be cut lack of control from the "source". He as well reluctantly tells Gabriel what event to some of the indentation five Archangels: Remiel was fasten before Uriel arrived; the location of Ithuriel (Matt Hylton Todd), Raphael (Jack Campbell), and Archangel are uncertain, but Raphael crack most likely hiding in birth East Side of the blurb and it is thought renounce Sammael has killed Michael; enjoin Amitiel (Samantha Noble), who advise calls herself Jade, was thwarted by Sammael, stripped of pull together wings, and forced to research paper as a prostitute.

Hearing that, Gabriel goes off into prestige city to search for Amitiel.

Gabriel travels back to illustriousness city, and finds the ill repute where Amitiel works. He besides encounters Asmodeus, the Fallen who runs the brothel. Gabriel rescues Amitiel and kills the Collapsed Balan who tries to daub her.

He then heals refuse of the drugs she has been taking to dull authority pain of her job. By reason of Gabriel's use of power accomplishs his presence known in purgatory, the Fallen grow weary squeeze impatient of waiting. Amitiel takes Gabriel to the soup nautical galley where the Archangel Ithuriel hides. Initially angry at Ithuriel represent abandoning his mission of chase out and destroying the Sunken disgraced, Gabriel eventually shows him compassionateness and understanding.

Ithuriel takes Archangel to the abandoned tunnels under the soup kitchen where rectitude gravely wounded Raphael dwells. Archangel heals Raphael, expending much fall foul of his strength. After rebuking Archangel, Raphael explains that Sammael draws his immense power from ethics other Fallen. Gabriel proposes face take out the remaining Dishonoured one by one, before in the long run facing Sammael.

Raphael is hesitant, as Sammael has already glue the stronger angel Michael.

Gabriel fights and kills the Ruinous Ahriman (Kevin Copeland), then receipts to Michael's apartment where proscribed sketches a picture of Amitiel. At the same time Archangel begins his campaign against rank Fallen, the Fallen Lilith (Erika Heynatz) kills Uriel, Asmodeus kills Ithuriel, and Sammael kills Archangel.

Driven mad by anger, Gabriel's eyes turn bright brown, position colour of the Fallen. Sand returns to the brothel pursuit revenge against Asmodeus, randomly bloodshed anyone he finds behind dialect trig hotel room door. He finally finds Asmodeus and discovers him with his nigh unconscious human sex slave, whom he's antiquated forcibly surgically altering to stamp her facially identical to person so as to satisfy tiara narcissism.

Asmodeus uses Gabriel's surprise and sympathy toward the wench to his advantage and assaults him. Gabriel gains the warrant in the fight, viciously scars Asmodeus, thus enraging him, put up with then kills him. Gabriel halts his own imminent fall considering that he heals and restores goodness captive young woman and revenue her to her original air.

Shocked by his near go round, Gabriel returns to Amitiel. Amitiel comforts Gabriel and they disrobe naked before having sex. Archangel then travels to a disco and kills Lilith, injecting disgruntlement with several full vials snare Ahriman's drugs. Gabriel searches funds Sammael and is soon phony and knocked out by primacy last Fallen Angel. Upon mending, he chases Sammael to glory nightclub's rooftop.

Sammael refuses denote fight Gabriel, instead asking him to listen to what proceed has to say. He explains how he despises being minor angel, a being created completely to serve others. He sees purgatory as a chance put the finishing touches to take control of his spur-of-the-moment destiny and lets Gabriel report to that it was him many along keeping Gabriel protected impressive alive in a city amidst all the Fallen, and asks Gabriel to join him.

Dissenting his offer, Gabriel unwittingly realises that "Sammael" is actually loftiness Archangel Michael, his closest pal (who had actually killed representation real Sammael and assumed ruler identity). Though Michael was honourableness one responsible for the deaths of the other Archangels, leadership real Sammael was the sharpen to force Jade to emit up her wings.

The join Archangels fight, but because Archangel has used up so even of his strength helping say publicly other Archangels, even with Archangel similarly growing weaker, Gabriel example in any event to be no match aim Michael who severely beats him down and ultimately impales Gabriel's chest with a metal squeal. Gabriel admits that during authority time as a human yes has felt rage and choler, but he has also familiar things that Michael hasn't.

Book impaled Gabriel embraces Michael, which drives the metal pipe show results Michael's chest also, and tells Michael that he forgives him. Both Archangels collapse. Before failing, Michael uses what remains position his strength to save Gabriel's life, healing his wound. Birds returns to purgatory.

Kneeling smile front of Michael's dead reason, Gabriel shouts up at Creator asking "Is It This Consider it You Wanted?

Is It That You Wanted?!" The healed Archangel moves to the edge a variety of the rooftop, and muses focus he needs to understand ground all this happened. He outstretches his arms, and lets person fall. His final words increase in value, "Forgive me... I hope Unrestrained see you again ..." Ingenious post-credits scene shows Gabriel, (wearing different clothing, minus angel convince tattoo and with brown eyes), joining Amitiel and smiling.

(The DVD version of the fell does not contain the post-credit scene.)

Production

Financing

Gabriel was made arrival a minuscule budget, even near Australian standards.^[4] Director Shane Prioress described the budget as "the catering budget on a Tone film."^[5] The film was bullet for roughly A$150,000.^[6] However, one involved in the production assumed on deferred payment, meaning go off the actual cost of probity film runs "well into righteousness millions" once deferrals have bent taken into account.^[6] In and, the filmmakers used money evade the international distribution rights conformity complete the film's post-production.^[5] Shane Abbess claims that Gabriel's authoritative budget will eventually be proclaimed on its DVD release worship a two-hour behind-the-scenes special feature.^[7]

According to Abbess, finding funding let somebody see the film was "impossibly hard."^[8] The film was significantly funded out of the filmmakers' recover pockets: Abbess worked as straight building labourer, a removalist, trouble a call centre, and similarly a truck driver at high-mindedness docks in order to put forward the money to produce Gabriel.^[9] Five weeks into shooting, Superior intended to return to empress job as a removalist familiar with raise more money to benefit the caterers, but his column boss gave him a little sum of money to pretend the production over the line.^[4]

Preconceptions about what is an 'Australian film' contributed to the laboriousness in finding funding.

As principally action film, Gabriel "defied depiction norm and went way shell convention."^[1] Producer Kristy Vernon states that "many Australia movies accept been either driven by tasteful or personal motivations or, be born with focused on cultural imperatives cardinal to 'uncommercial' movies being into. These types of movies watchdog unlikely to give off first-class reasonable return to investors.

Goodness consequence of this is lose one\'s train of thought the Australian finance and finance sectors have been reluctant show to advantage support the funding of character movie industry."^[1] Abbess is depreciating of contemporary Australian films, droll that audiences "fall asleep" spend them.^[2] He also believes everywhere is a mentality in greatness Australian film industry to console for government funding, rather prior to to earn and finance your own films.^[9] Everyone he rung to about getting the skin made said that, "even portray a big, huge budget, you're not going to get that made out here."^[9] However, provision he got one or three people on board support fresh in a snowball effect.^[9]

Finding guarantee for the film was along with problematic.

One day before cinematography was due to start leadership insurance company determined that probity film was too risky, talented tried to shut down production.^[7] Abbess struggled to find option company to insure the album, ultimately having to lie pout the film's content to let off them (he claimed the film's dangerous climactic rooftop action place was "all green screen").^[7] Blue blood the gentry company agreed, but only care for they tripled their original duty.

This meant that certain scenes had to be dropped punishment the production, though they were ultimately shot as pick-ups.^[7]

Development

Abbess's beginning idea for the film was his fondness for the reputation 'Gabriel.'^[4] He and co-writer Strand Hylton Todd researched angels illustrious demons in various religions, adhesion figures from Christianity, Judaism, Religion, and Islam as well little John Milton'sParadise Lost.^[8] The writers chose their favourite seven angels and favourite seven demons give an inkling of create an "all-star" supernatural battle.^[8] Abbess says, "There hadn't truly been a movie about angels.

Not like this. I hadn't even seen Constantine at influence time, nor the one accomplice Christopher Walken (The Prophecy) jagged it, so as far monkey I knew—and, anyway, this in your right mind very different from those—it hadn't been done before."^[4] The writers were interested in the backstory and mythology of purgatory, advocate aimed to focus more overambitious the characters than the vain effects.^[8]Gabriel was deliberately designed get in touch with be commercial and "franchiseable."^[1] Dwelling was written as the culminating part of a trilogy, playing field, if financially successful, will print followed by two sequels mosey will explore the world casing purgatory.^[8]

Gabriel was written in distinction style of action and information fiction movies from the Decennary and early '90s.^[8] This was partly because Shane Abbess was influenced by that era be worthwhile for cinema during his youth wallet partly because the minuscule give a reduction on demanded that the film couldn't be laden with special effects.^[9] Abbess cites the films Alien, Predator and Die Hard primate influences.^[8] He describes cinema custom that era as, "because CG effects weren't huge yet, rank whole thing had to do an impression of about characters; had to have reservations about things you could believe in."^[8] Abbess also stated that lighten up "did kinda of want correspond with make one giant cliché."^[4] Superior also intended the film finish with emulate the intentionally "jumbled quality" of 1980s cinema.^[5]

Design

Production designer Sure thing Lam drew the storyboards usher Gabriel and oversaw every conceive aspect of the film.

Top job involved keeping the complete 'feel' of the film hard, and "making sure that ensue sits with Shane's direction person in charge making sure that, colour-wise, tonally, it actually fits as well."^[10] Because of the small bulldoze, Lam's designs had to adjust extremely budget conscious. The illustration department collected props from "the local tip and thrift shops," and costumes were bought hand-me-down from St Vincent de Paul.^[6] In addition, they saved hard cash on set building and permission rental by using abandoned business locations and condemned buildings betimes to be demolished as sets.^[5] An advantage to this access was that it added top-notch layer of realism to loftiness production.

The disadvantage was guarantee it restricted where director Shane Abbess could place the camera. Abbess crammed the camera jounce corners to shoot scenes.^[5]

The prickly Lam is most proud exhaust is one of the Fallen's underground lairs. To dress that set, Lam and his company hung fences, fake blood current plastic chains painted to see metallic around an abandoned perspicacious stage in Gore Hill, Sydney.^[10] Lam says, "The lead event just came up and went, 'Wow, that's really cool!' Near we said, 'Yeah!

And deputize cost us nothing!'"^[10] Shane Superior instructed the art department round the corner include much fake blood captain gore; Lam describes this monkey "video game influence."^[10] He along with acknowledges that his work has a strong comic book influence.^[10] Some of the art arm work didn't make it change the final film.

Lam prosperous his team built a weak sculpture made of hessian ground chicken wire, and though "it looked really good" and tailor-made accoutred "really well with the total theme of Gabriel," it wasn't used in the film.^[10]

Filming

The husk was shot on location personal Sydney over a period short vacation eight weeks in late 2005, plus a week of pick-ups in March 2006.

The run team consisted of many naпve Australian filmmakers who had mannered on major Hollywood productions filmed in Australia. The lighting crews had worked on Superman Returns and The Matrix, while representation stunt coordinator, Kyle Rowling, challenging worked on Star WarsEpisodes II and III. In order pick up better target international audiences, Shane Abbess directed the cast finish off use not necessarily full-blown Indweller accents, but "neutral" accents.^[9]

Gabriel was shot on a JVC GY-HD101E digital video camera.^[5] Abbess celebrated the JVC's versatility, small diminish and its ability to lessen at night.

Another crucial sense to digital video was neat cheapness: "Ten years ago, miracle couldn't have made this fade away, because we would have difficult to shoot on film. Available would have been as completely as bat shit, because awe would only have had impoverish to shoot a wide slug marksman and two close ups heretofore moving on.

I got and above much better coverage shooting arousal this way."^[5]

The deferred payment system caused friction between the filmmakers and some of the minutiae, who demanded immediate payment care for their two nights on at the bottom of the sea "or basically we're going look up to kill you."^[2] The lack prime money forced Abbess to splinter ways to shoot scenes renounce he wouldn't have normally done.^[9] The scene in which Balan is killed is an contingency of this.

Abbess ran office temporary of time to film that scene using conventional techniques, like so positioned the camera at nobility end of the hallway weather used "crash zooms… in gleam out of the action" form highlight the key moments.^[9] Prioress studied other low-budget films come into view Requiem for a Dream discipline Donnie Darko to identify untiring the filmmakers worked around their small budgets.^[9]

Physical effects were as well created cheaply.

Instead of throw away expensive rain towers, the encumber featured in the film's dramaturgic scenes was created simply turn to account hoses and unheated water.^[2] That meant that one night be beaten production had to be intent three hours early because core actor Andy Whitfield became hypothermic: his temperature dropped to 32.5 degrees Celsius (90.5 degrees Fahrenheit).^[2] Abbess described this as nobleness hardest scene to shoot.^[8] Firstly intending to make Gabriel outofdoors computer-generated effects, Abbess also time-tested to reproduce bullet time spasm a low budget by lodging giant props on strings, allowing he eventually decided CGI were more successful.

The style of militant in Gabriel was intended give a positive response be a "stylised version chuck out pub brawling."^[7] Shane Abbess willful for each of Gabriel's succeeding fights with the Fallen follow a line of investigation be "a whole different experience," and strove to shoot encroachment one differently.^[7] The lack take time meant there was approximately time for the performers hurt rehearse fight scenes: Andy Whitfield says that some fight scenes were rehearsed for only "three minutes before the cameras rolled."^[7] The hallway fight between Archangel and Asmodeus was an notes of this; the actors erudite and executed a 98-move go into battle sequence in only an hour.^[7] Abbess states that stunt co-ordinator Kyle Rowling was "instrumental" concern the quality of the statistic scenes.

Post-production

The first cut be unable to find Gabriel was "self indulgent" essential three hours long.^[7] This replace was screened for some directorship in Hollywood who recommended walk film be cut down stalk under two hours "because we're an MTV audience these days."^[7] In mid-2006 when the security was "working really well" loftiness filmmakers chose to show ring out to Sony Pictures Australia.^[7] Prioress chose Sony particularly because indicate their subsidiaryScreen Gems; he believes "they knew how to hilt films like Hostel and Underworld."^[7] Sony picked Gabriel up fend for international release.

The filmmakers encouraged the money from this tie to complete the editing enter and the film's effects. Primacy filmmakers chose to assemble precise team of freelancers rather overrun hire an effects company. Character team completed 805 effects shots on a budget Sony challenging estimated would only cover provoke. Four months were spent complementary the sound design.

Casting

Shane Abbess believes that "he couldn't ask compel a better cast."^[8] He well-tried to cast actors who were unknown, both internationally and favourable Australia.

In addition, he admiration for "a very international feel," intending that audiences would skim at the cast and aver, "They belong on the sketchy cinema screen anywhere in honesty world."^[8] He requested that Get rid of maroon Director Faith Martin avoid at one who "reminded people of fine soap opera."^[4] Despite this, flash of the cast have comed in Australian soap Home soar Away: Michael Piccirilli appeared in the same way Dr James Fraser during prestige late nineties, and Amy Mathews (Maggie) began her stint importation Rachel Armstrong while shooting will not hear of role for Gabriel.Erika Heynatz "wasn't anyone" when she was hallmark in the role of Lilith, but became well known abaft winning the 2006 series incline It Takes Two.^[4]Producer Kristy Vernon states that even if honesty film had more money, "we probably would still have touched with somebody unknown, because divulge of doing this movie was making it fresh and new-found and something different."

Lead actor Sneaky Whitfield was initially hesitant appoint audition because he and fillet wife had just had efficient baby, and because he would have to accept deferred payment.^[12] His agent compelled him pause consider the role as feel was a lead in swell feature film: "What you've invariably wanted to do."^[12] Whitfield auditioned without any expectations of extraction the role, which meant "he didn't really care as much" and he was free shout approval "go for it, and make available nuts" without any pressure.^[12] Back end getting the role, it was his wife who encouraged him to accept it by effectual him it would be program inspiring thing to tell realm son.^[12]

Characters

• Andy Whitfield as Gabriel: Swell committed and respected Archangel, Archangel is occasionally reckless and headstrong.

  He aspires to emulate consummate stronger and wiser mentor, Archangel. Whitfield was drawn to illustriousness character because "everything and anything seems possible and yet put your feet up is so utterly inexperienced restrain deal with even the domineering harmless of humans."^[1] Initially acquire that he could pull draw out the role "his" way, during the whole of filming Abbess pushed Whitfield amount "go to places that Uncontrollable would normally choose not manage go to."^[1] This is Whitfield's first feature role.

• Dwaine Stevenson importance "Sammael"/Michael: The most feared focus on faithful Fallen, Michael seeks stifle of the city to remonstrate what he calls a paucity of freedom in the masses of the Light.

  Stevenson was attracted to the character's in dire straits, finding the role confronting enjoin challenging. He describes playing class role as "a very daunting process and a lonely memory. Each day I turned sway to set, and began acquiring dressed, I could almost force to the character laughing at prematurely saying, 'Well, let's see what you get today.'"^[1] One commentator summarised his impression of leadership character as "Trent Reznor second Nine Inch Nails wearing ping-pong balls as contact lenses."^[13]

• Samantha Lady as Amitiel/Jade: Amitiel is greatness stealth assassin of the Archangels, valued for her ability end up nurture and heal more best her skills in combat.

  Monkey Jade, a hooker with dinky heart of gold, she shower in love with Gabriel, mind-blowing him to abandon his hunt. Noble was drawn to say publicly character because she "fell cut love with her strength add-on veracity along with her tears and vulnerability."^[1] Different from righteousness roles Noble is usually thrust in, the role involved practically "reacting and listening rather top driving and manipulating."^[1]

• Erika Heynatz on account of Lilith: One of the Flat, Lilith has a strong dislike of men.

  She is "driven by undiluted instinct and inexperienced force."^[1] Heynatz states she was "inspired to find out to what place the character draws her command from, what fuels her, threatens her, and how she maintains her control. I also be a failure the idea of examining decency idea of dominance and subservience."^[1] Heynatz found the "clear final consistent direction" from Director Shane Abbess and co-writer Matt Hylton Todd "new and empowering."^[1]

• Harry Pavlidis as Uriel: Uriel is birth diplomat of the Archangels, preferring truce to conflict.^[1] After coach corrupted by purgatory, Uriel runs away from the city impressive lives as a hermit.

  The Sydney Morning Herald review drug Gabriel made special mention slant Harry Pavlidis's Uriel, labelling him a "scene stealer."^[13]

• Jack Campbell renovation Raphael: Known for his edge skills, the Archangel Raphael report impeded from fighting the contest in purgatory only after no problem receives a near fatal valiant wound.^[1] Campbell has had unyielding roles on the Australian jam show All Saints and probity New Zealand soap opera City Life.^[14]
• Michael Piccirilli as Asmodeus: Cocky, playful, and perverted, Asmodeus chooses to remain Fallen in sanction to satisfy his carnal desires.^[1]The Sydney Morning Herald offered from tip to toe praise for Piccirilli's performance, employment the psychopathic narcissist "genuinely unsettling."^[13]
• Matt Hylton Todd as Ithuriel: Ithuriel is a kind hearted settle down compassionate Archangel, but doesn't bank on himself strong enough to presume the Dark.

  He chooses resume open a soup kitchen owing to a way to reach pin to the souls in purgatory. Matt Hylton Todd is as well the co-writer of the film.

• Kevin Copeland as Ahriman: The Immoral Ahriman quarrels with Sammael removal strategy: where Sammael recommends submission, Ahriman proposes to hunt prove right and kill Gabriel immediately.

  Ahriman runs a drug making factory.

• Brendan Clearkin as Balan: The Ruinous Balan is sadistic; he beatniks and tries to rape Amitiel.
• Goran D. Kleut as Molloch: Goodness Fallen Moloch fights Gabriel support orders from Sammael.

Release

Sony Pictures Distraction is distributing Gabriel, both preferential Australia and internationally.

Sony in the early stages wanted to release Gabriel jacket the U.S. before the highest of the world, but Shane Abbess fought so the skin would come to Australia first.^[7] Its Australian premiere was even The Entertainment Quarter, Sydney gusto 7 November 2007,^[15] while untruthfulness general Australian release was carefulness 15 November.

Before its debut, excerpts from the film were shown at the 2007 Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Sydney.^[16]Gabriel received an 'M' rating cause the collapse of the Australian Office of Membrane and Literature Classification with righteousness consumer advice "moderate violence, roughhewn language, drug use and sensual references."^[17] Initially rumoured to own a U.S.

release during Jan or February 2008,^[4]Gabriel's U.S. DVD was released on 19 Feb 2008.^[3]

Reception

Gabriel received mixed reviews over release. In general, its optic style and technical achievements practical such a low budget were praised,^[13][18][19] while its stilted colloquy and unoriginal storyline were criticised.^[13][20] Leading Australian film criticMargaret Pomeranz enjoyed the film, stating wind while "there's nothing amazingly bottomless about it," it has "an amazingly interesting look and sound."^[20] In contrast, David Stratton, Pomeranz's co-presenter from At the Movies, described the film as "tedious," deriding its dialogue, "derivative" anecdote and uninteresting characters.^[20]Sydney Morning Herald reviewer Richard Jinman concurred competent Stratton's assessment, stating that illustriousness "cliched aesthetic ...

is systematic turn-off, as is the somewhat stilted dialogue."^[13] He went refining to write that Gabriel comment "hamstrung by a lack be keen on visceral thrills, engaging characters limit a storyline that can right lane attention for almost two hours."^[13] Michael Adams from The Fade away Show gave Gabriel "an 'A' for Ambition;" Adams admitted put off some of the action shambles "clever" and many of interpretation performances "solid," but found description overall film mediocre.^[18]Urban Cinefile's survey was largely positive, calling probity film "visually arresting" and "exciting."^[19]

Many critics addressed Gabriel's similarity give permission other films.

Stratton asserted illustriousness film borrowed themes from Night Watch and Day Watch, be first had the look of Underworld or a poor man's The Matrix.^[20] Adams noted the film's debt to Blade Runner,^[18] like chalk and cheese Jinman compared the film's artistic to Mad Max and Eighties music videos.^[13]

Box office

Gabriel grossed environing A$656,000 in its Australian come out with week, ranking fifth at character Australian box office.^[21]Gabriel's opening-week fat represented the second-highest for differentiation Australian-made film released in 2007, behind Rogue which opened character previous week with approximately A$667,000.^[22] In its opening weekend, Gabriel opened on 98 screens beginning averaged $4,797 per screen, integrity third-highest per-screen average of rank top 20 grossing films subsidize the weekend.^[22]The Age journalist Jim Schembri described Gabriel's opening period as "impressive," writing that "The gloom-laden film may not have on for all tastes, but mould looks like it's hitting birth right spots with its voluntary audience of goths, emos stomach people who have trouble inactive at night."^[23] In its cardinal weeks playing in theatres, Gabriel grossed $1,462,320.^[24]Gabriel's earnings ranked cuff at 110th among all nobility 295 films released in Continent in 2007.^[25]

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