Review of Days of Heaven (1978) by Michael G — 29 Sep 2010
I'd like to start by stating that this is possibly one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. Every shot is a work of art and cinematographer Nestor Almendros rightfully earned his Oscar.
Days of Heaven is a simple story but the way director Terrence Malick chose to tell it drove me absolutely crazy. I applaud his choice to not go the conventional route, but each scene's dialogue consisting of a fraction of a conversation compounded with Linda Manz's maddening narration kind of killed it for me.
The performances/characters were negligible and honestly, Malick could've made a movie about an insurance salesman's convention and as long as he threw these visuals in I probably would feel the same way.
If There Will Be Blood were (more of) a chick flick, this is what you'd end up with.
This review of Days of Heaven (1978) was written by Michael G on 29 Sep 2010.
Days of Heaven has generally received very positive reviews.
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