Review of Heaven's Gate (1980) by Dillon H — 01 Jul 2009

Incredibly long. Incredibly stretched out plot line... and no incredible performances to make it worth while.

This review of Heaven's Gate (1980) was written by Dillon H on 01 Jul 2009.

Heaven's Gate has generally received positive reviews.

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