Heaven (2002)

Heaven: Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone, Stefania Rocca. A woman takes the law into her own hands after police ignore her pleas to arrest the man responsible for her husband’s death, and finds herself not only under arrest for murder but falling in love with an officer.

“This is an unusual film, start to finish, particularly finish. Why? Because……u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a suspense film but not all that suspenseful, especially in light of todayu0026#39;s bloody action scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt has an ending that is not really an ending.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s not listed (or categorized at rental stores) as a u0026quot;foreign filmu0026quot; but much of the movie is spoken in Italian.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn other words, this is hard to label. Throw in an odd romance, some spectacular Tuscan scenery (actually wonderful cinematography all the way through), a slow-moving but involving storyline and one of this generationu0026#39;s most-interesting actresses (Cate Blanchett) and you have a film worth investigating.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA word of warning, especially to younger people: this film might be too slow for what you are used to seeing. If you want action, skip this. This film is more for people into visuals and a different story. Subtitles also turn off a lot of people, and you need them here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs someone who just loves great visuals, this is an astonishing piece of work – just magnificent to view. I also appreciated the directoru0026#39;s u0026quot;sky camu0026quot; with some wonderful aerial shots.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe u0026quot;Ru0026quot; rating comes from a very, very brief sex scene, which doesnu0026#39;t involve the major characters. There is almost no profanity in here. A strange film to label but it sure is a visual treat. I liked it even more on the second viewing”