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Release Date: 30 May, 2002 Retail Price: $19.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (6 total) |
Heavenly Creatures Reviews
Chilling, Beautiful, Impossible to Forget
HEAVENLY CREATURES, directed by Peter Jackson of the new LORD OF THE RINGS movies, it is the true story of two mentally unstable young girls who eventually commit murder in their determination to stay together. Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey play two teenage girls growing up in New Zealand during the 1950's. Both are eccentric outcasts who spend their time talking of imaginary kingdoms and acting out elaborate fairy tales. Eventually, the girls become so attached to one another that their parents attempt to separate them...and they actually murder Lynskey's mother, thinking it will somehow help keep them together. A summary of the film's plot does not give an accurate impression of its brilliance, however; Jackson brings us inside the minds of the girls as they become increasingly more detached from reality. The result is a harrowing, flawlessly directed film (the scenes building up to the murder are both chilling and beautiful). While Jackson is currently receiving much attention for his admittedly wonderful handling of the commercially popular LORD OF THE RINGS movies, this little film (hardly seen by anyone but the critics) is well worth checking out--it's undoubtedly a better film than LORD OF THE RINGS and certainly much more emotionally powerful.
Be Warned...
I bought this DVD assuming it featured the letterbox version of the film. Unfortunately, it is pan and scan--so be forewarned before you buy this DVD. I suggest waiting until the new version is released in September. I was especially disappointed because HEAVENLY CREATURES is so well directed, and it deserves to be seen in letterbox to really be appreciated. (The five-star rating refers to the film, not the DVD itself, btw.)
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