Review of Heli (2013) by Özkan T — 15 Feb 2014
A movie about the very particular and personal collateral damage to one family the Mexican drug wars brush against. The characters sometimes seem to react rather dispassionately to the horrors inflicted on them, but this is more likely numbness and resignation combined with the belief that being placid and unresponsive is safer and will more likely lead to survival than any other response would.
There are a few gasp-inducing moments but, peculiarly, there are also times when punches seem to be pulled; both metaphorically in leaving some events off-screen, and literally in beatings where impacts have no cinematic credibility.
This review of Heli (2013) was written by Özkan T on 15 Feb 2014.
Heli has generally received positive reviews.
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