Heaven Adores You (2014)
65KHeaven Adores You (2014). 1h 44m
“I was able to catch the world premiere of this film in San Francisco. When I came in, I had absolutely no idea who Elliott Smith was, and thatu0026#39;s what made this experience good. Elliott Smith is a very talented musician (as most fans already know), and it was a great choice from the director to use his music to move the film forward and to be a part of telling this story. But not even his music could make this u0026quot;documentaryu0026quot; any less bland.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI put quotations over the word because this did not feel like a documentary, rather a nice tribute to a renowned artist. I give props to the director for helping introduce this young man, showing his awkwardness, humbleness, messy look, and troublesome upcoming into the music industry. But what starts out as a promising look into Elliott Smithu0026#39;s mind is ultimately diminished by lack of substance. I felt that there wasnu0026#39;t enough of Elliott Smithu0026#39;s own perspective of himself, rather memories of family and friends. And though memories can be exciting, funny, etc., there is still something missing from the entirety of a memory when told to people who werenu0026#39;t there.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen watching the movie, it is obvious that the director has background in cinematography because there are some beautifully filmed things. But the shots are so gratuitous. Quite frankly, it drove me crazy to see shots of Portland after a while because it took up almost half the movie! The film shouldnu0026#39;t have revolved around Portland, rather Portland should have been an aspect of Elliott Smithu0026#39;s career.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, this movie is definitely more for fans than for those who donu0026#39;t know about him.”
