Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

dreaminginthemidnighthou God awful movie...don't believe the 'hype' it is weak, lacks no guts nor plot, gives every impression that it's a students movie for Year 11 Drama studies! I could not see what others saw in it. Everything screamed B movie! The restaurant scenes were shot ALL at the same table with the brassy blonde sitting behind both times, once when she went with her husband, once with her lover. Man were they that short for extras?The movie lacked any credibility even by trying to be bad to be good it also failed in it's use of dark light throughout.The 'chairman of the board' should have used his film for something at least credible. This was a shocker 1/10

Theo Robertson I got a free TV guide with Saturday's tabloid newspaper and it described HEAVEN as " A gambling addict contests custody of his son with his estranged wife , little knowing that she and his psychologist are having an affair " which has got to be the most misleading synopsis ever written . I know I often criticise the info button on my remote control but this has got to be the most misleading plot summary ever written . Okay this plot thread happens in the movie but it's totally unnecessary and the movie would have benefited if it had been excluded at first draft since it comes to a literal dead end What HEAVEN is , is a violent compelling thriller with supernatural overtones . I don't really want to give too much away but it's a bit like THE DEAD ZONE meets THE CRYING GAME , rather strange , superbly directed and far far more thought provoking and touching than I was expecting .I should also mention the cast who do a good job , there might be a slight criticism in casting so many Brits , Americans and Aussies in the one movie making the location a little too cosmopolitan but hey it's an electic cast so we can overlook that . Oh and if you're wondering where you've seen " The Sweeper " he's the Rohan horseman from LORD OF THE RINGS and the psychologist creep used to be Chisholm from MINDER If you like indie films I can certainly recommend it . If you like down beat movies I recommend it , and if you dislike the pop corn garbage that Hollywood has been producing for the last few years then boy do I recommend HEAVEN . Bare in mind however it's a thriller - not something the TV guide mentioned

bros This film, shown at both the Montreal and Toronto film festivals, isso original that its merits passed over the heads of the busyreviewers.Scott Reynolds uses a very clever device to allow the viewer tosuspend disbelief that one of the characters could accuratelyforetell the future. Heaven, the seer, is a transvestite stripper in aregular strip club. The viewer focuses on this improbability andlets the improbability that someone can foresee the future slip intothe film's reality.Having created a believable character that can and does foretellthe future, Reynolds is then faced with another problem. How tokeep the viewer from knowing the future. He accomplishes thiswith a series of carefully staged flashbacks (and flash forwards)that, although accurate, are out of sequence and therefore lead theviewer to believe in a series of events that is not accurate.I have never seen a more cleverly thought up, worked out andexecuted script.With his plan in place, Reynolds creates one of the mostimprobable plots imaginable, but because we have moved beyondsuspending disbelief and become believers, one that seems veryprobable.Richard Schiff superbly portrays the character of the strip clubowner, Stanner. Stanner has hired Heaven and brought him/herunder his wing because he has turned Heaven's ability to foretellthe future into profits. Stanner, however, is also involved withRobert Marling, played by Martin Donovan (II). I would continue tosay superbly, but the fact is, the acting in the film is first rate allaround.Marling is going through a bitter divorce with the stunning JoannaGoing as Jennifer Marling. Jennifer is seeing the sleazypsychiatrist Dr. Melrose played by Patrick Malahide.And in the pivotal coincidence, Heaven is also seeing theunbelievably evil (but nonetheless believable) Dr. Melrosebecause Heaven's visions of the future trouble him/her deeply (thevisions, not the sexual ambiguity).Marling is a down and out gambling addict, an architect who isdesigning a new club Stanner has commissioned with themillions he has earned from following Heaven's visions of thefuture. Marling is forever losing money to Stanner in poker games.Heaven sets the plot in motion by foreseeing Marling saving himfrom being viciously murdered by two sadistic thugs. Heaven setsout to reward Marling by using his/her foretelling abilities to feedMarling information on how the cards will fall in his poker handswith Stanner.Evil Dr. Melrose discovers this in his sessions with Heaven. Heseduces Jennifer. Advising her on her divorce settlement, the baddoctor tells Jennifer to hold out for the fortune her husband isabout to come into as a result of Heaven's foretelling, intending totake the fortune for himself.Stanner has plenty of cash but can't resist playing the angles, deciding to burn down his club to make way for the new onedesigned by Marling. He hires two homicidal maniacs to do thetask for him, the same two sadists Heaven foresees murderinghim, and it is these two who initiate the mass slaughter thatmakes the film so violent.This film is a sleeper. It will be discovered, its clever featurescopied and it will become a classic. Scott Reynolds does not havea large body of work, but any director or writer would be proud tohave this film to their credit.

hippiedj New Zealand director Scott Reynolds has a flair for getting into viewers heads while they watch, and this was very apparent in his previous film, The Ugly. Time seems to be a force in this film as well, by playing with the sequence of events, going forward and back. Fortunately, we seem to understand what happens (like the constant time playing in the film Siesta), and become more involved with what is happening to the characters. Gambling addictions, child custody, seedy strip joints, and even a psychic all weave a fascinating situation that could help or destroy all involved. Despite its rough nature, it still manages to be a very satisfying experience. One you will tell friends you have to see to believe. It does deserve notice as a unique film and hopefully word of mouth will help get this film the recognition it deserves.