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Release Date: 06 May, 2003 Retail Price: $14.99 OUR Price: $13.99 You SAVE: $1.00! Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
Heaven Reviews
Richard Schiff fans get this!
If you are a Richard Schiff fan, you have to get this movie and you won't be sorry if you do. The character (Stanner) he plays in this movie is so opposite of his performance as Toby Ziegler on ``West Wing'' that you have to see it to believe it! Stanner is both despicable and immensely enjoyable to watch.
Stanner is the owner of a transvestite strip joint and he's not very good to his ``girls.'' One of his dancers, who calls herself Heaven, can see flashes of the future. She helps Stanner win his poker games but eventually turns on him when a friend of his, played my Martin Donovan, helps her. She gives Martin the knowledge he needs to win a big game.
The movie is very violent and has lots of backstabbing and double crossing going on. Still, it's fascinating to watch.
Richard Schiff, as Stanner, chuckles constantly but he seems to be the only one who gets the joke. He can also be unbelievably cruel and twisted. Richard's performance is amazing to watch. There's a great scene where he tells Martin's character about the plot of a movie he thinks should be made. It's called ``Chairman of the Board'' and his description is priceless.
If you can handle the violence, the movie is well worth the price.
I rarely give 5's
'Heaven' reminds me of the best parts of 'The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover' combined with the cinematography of anything out of the best of Antonioni...add to the mix a narrative as creative and compelling as 'Memento' and this is a 4 1/2 star film...by my rating a 5 is a film for all time (e.g. Cassablanca) 'Heaven' may well hold up in time; but, it is at least as good as anything in the last 10 years.
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