Review of Heavenly Creatures (1994) by Miyon R — 16 May 2011
[i]Heavenly Creatures[/i] stars a very young Kate Winslet as the precocious and imaginative Juliet, who relocates from England to New Zealand with her family. She befriends Pauline, a loner who is eager to join Juliet in her land of make-believe. They eventually create a place called Borovnia where the girls retreat to more frequently as their friendship grows more intense. After a flurry of events, the young girls are devastated to find out that Juliet will be shipped off to South Africa to live with relatives. They hatch a plan to run off to Hollywood. Believing that Pauline's mother stands in the way of realizing their dreams of being film stars, they plot to murder her and end up bludgeoning her to death with a brick.
Horrifying but this is based on a true story. Odder yet, Peter Jackson directed this. [i]Heavenly Creatures[/i] is okay. It's nothing to rave about but Winslet and Lynskey (who many know as the creepy but enchanting Rose on [i]2 1/2 Men[/i]) give outstanding performances.
The one thing that really, really bugged me is the awful, outdated musical score by Peter Dasent. (I'm not referring to the songs sung by Mario Lanza. They were a welcomed reprieve.).
This review of Heavenly Creatures (1994) was written by Miyon R on 16 May 2011.
Heavenly Creatures has generally received very positive reviews.
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