Review of Far from Heaven (2002) by Codie E — 30 Sep 2009

A damn near perfect film. Director Todd Haynes geniusly integrates the fashion, politics, relationships and general feelings of the 1950s, in particular how they were portrayed in the works of Douglas Sirk and other films of the time, but goes deeper than those because of our more progressive times; allowing for homosexuality, racism, impotency and women's liberation to take centre stage as opposed to being under the surface.

Some will take this as a negative and criticise the film for being too flamboyant and melodramatic, which I would disagree with as that is the film's intention. And even besides all of that it features one of the finest female performances of the decade (Julianne Moore) and excellent support from a career best performers Dennis Haysbert and Dennis Quaid.