Review of Heaven on Earth (2008) by Nikolai E — 22 Feb 2009
(Possible spoilers) I thought the lead actress was great, but everything else was pretty miserable, (albeit by design.) The woman's new family is pathetically horrible, and the intrigue of the movie is weird escapist black magic of falling in love with a snake god. I guess that may not be a spoiler since the poster of the movie shows the snake.
I would expect only fans of this particular work to enjoy it and most others to not enjoy it, although some people with miserable lives may like the romantic mysticism. I believe God loves us more than we could know, and this movie made me think of it a bit, but I guess I'm not a fan of the demonic mythology.
I saw some other reviewers liking it as a character study of an abusive family, trying to capture real world life in suburban Ontario and how moving to Canada is not synonymous with moving to paradise -- it's all about the people.
Disclaimer: I fast forwarded over parts of the movie because I didn't feel like sitting through it for all 106 mins.
This review of Heaven on Earth (2008) was written by Nikolai E on 22 Feb 2009.
Heaven on Earth has generally received positive reviews.
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