Review of Heights (2013) by Jason Y — 06 Nov 2005

[b]DVD[/b] First Viewing, 1 Terrio film seen.

I hated [i]Closer[/i], so when I heard something to the extent of "[i]Heights[/i] was everything I wanted [i]Closer[/i] to be," I got excited. [i]Closer[/i] had a great idea, best portrayed in Mike Nichol's [i]Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?[/i], and he failed miserably with his update on the dark side of relationships. Well, he shouldn't feel too bad. [i]Heights[/i] fails too.

Toward the end of [i]Heights[/i], Megan said something like, "[i]Heights[/i] is just like [i]Intermission[/i] if [i]Intermission[/i] sucked." I quickly agreed. I got the feeling that the director thought he was doing something creative, if not even innovative, but he was just copying every other indie film that has come out in the last three years.

The film's "twists" will neither awe or annoy you. They just exist. They just happen, and you will probably not care after about thirty minutes or so. There are some glimpses of intrigue in Glenn Close's character, especially in regards to her relationship with Elizabeth Banks. But, then again, [i]Look at Me[/i] already came out this year, and that is pretty much the same story that would make this movie any good at all.