Review of Heaven's Gate (1980) by Jeffrey P — 16 Dec 2012
Arguably the least-seen large-scale studio film in history, "Heaven's Gate" is one of the first projects where the articles surrounding its release overwhelmed the story itself. A bleak expansion of the Johnson County War, writer/director Cimino reaches for an epic collision between idealism and economic/political reality at the turn of the century.
While Vilmos Zsigmond's enormous Montana landscapes and David Mansfield's score are truly lovely, the characters and script can't fill the canvas Cimino has constructed.
This review of Heaven's Gate (1980) was written by Jeffrey P on 16 Dec 2012.
Heaven's Gate has generally received positive reviews.
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