Review of Children of Heaven (1997) by Michael Atkinson for Village Voice — 22 Dec 2010
Clumsily staged (a bike accident any 15-year-old Super-8 maven could’ve cut better), lit like a soap opera, and acted with all the bribed relish of a peanut butter commercial, Majidi’s movie is merely the simplistic bid being made by every national industry impatient for mass audience attention.
Gallingly, it may succeed.
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This review of Children of Heaven (1997) was written by Michael Atkinson and published by Village Voice on 22 Dec 2010.
Children of Heaven has generally received very positive reviews.
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