| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Heaven can be slow, but its compelling mix of trial movie, escape movie and unexpected fable ensures the film never feels draggy." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"This is a good movie that could have been great..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...both engrossing and moving..." more... |
A- |
| E! Online |
"Heaven should have been left in limbo." more... |
C |
Film Journal International
David Noh |
"...an elegantly shot thriller, which manages to be compelling until its final act." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Blake French |
"(Director) Tykwer was the right choice for Heaven; in fact, he provides the film with much tighter pacing than any of (Krzysztof) Kieslowski's works." more... |
B+ |
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...doesn't have the courage of its conceit, only an abundance of bad ideas and worse taste." more... |
D |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"...an exercise in flatulent pretension..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...Cate Blanchett gives the most compelling screen performance of her career..." more... |
B+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"The movie tries to be ethereal, but ends up seeming goofy." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann |
"The problem with Heaven rests in unresolved ethics." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...emotionally rewarding and consistently surprising..." more... |
B |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...this terrorist drama at least begins well, the rest is so slow and murky that you can see why it's only now hitting theaters two years after filming." more... |
C |
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