Review of Heights (2013) by Ceph J — 10 Apr 2011

These are complex (maybe "fucked up") New Yorkers that you might not, necessarily be friends with but would find interesting in cinema melodrama. I loved the dialogue, was surprised by the duplicity in relationships, and enjoyed watching people search for fulfilment in life. Glenn Close is perfect here and she dominates the movie even when she's not on screen. It's well cast with physically beautiful actors like Elizabeth Banks as Isabel, James Marsden as her fiancee Jonathan, John Light as the biographer Peter, and Jesse Bradford as their neighbor Alec.

The movie has good acting, wonderful dialogue, attractive people, and stunning photgraphy of NY. Close is doing a Shakespeare play "Macbeth" so you believe this would be a time-consuming venture but she's distracted by her concern about her daughter's engagement. It's also nice to see Isabella Rossellini, George Segal, Michael Murphy and Eric Bogosian in minor roles. The ending is not epic in terms of universality but does tie this small melodrama satisfactorily.