Heaven & Earth

A different perspective of war, and very much needed one. This story covers the lives affected by war. The male lead undergoes emotional strain while the female lead contrastingly grows strength from, or perhaps in spite of the war.The movie's... Full review

''Heaven & Earth '' is an amazing story of a woman called Le Ly,and I consider it to be specially a story of not only survival, but victory in life.The fact that this story was real,makes this film even better,since... Full review

I don't understand why this film has been rated so poorly, it really deserves better. The breath-taking landscapes, subtle imagery, the overall excellent craftsmanship alone make this movie worth seeing.The unique and very personal perspective of this movie makes it... Full review

Oliver Stone has always had a special bond with Vietnam. He is a veteran of that war and the theme about a veteran trying to cope with his war experiences is a subject that comes back in several of his... Full review

Oliver Stone's "Heaven and Earth" is a fantastic film that shows what the effects of war are on the human spirt. Now, more than ever this film is very poignant. The movie is based upon two of Lelay Hayslip's memoirs... Full review

I don't understand why most people don't appreciate this movie. I guess one reason is that it's not easy to look at your own people, US soldiers, as enemies, or at your country - in the final - as the... Full review

"Different skin, same suffering." Only a director such as Oliver Stone, who is not afraid to take risks and say what needs to be said could make a set of films so daring and powerful that they almost beg to... Full review

Never seeing the first two movies in this trilogy, I rented this copy from my local Blockbuster, thus crossing it off my list of films I have been meaning to see for a while. Being an avid fan of Tommy... Full review

As he did with his first two Vietnam films, "Platoon" and "Born on the 4th of July", Oliver Stone creates a powerful tale of the devastation of the Vietnam War. What makes this movie so unique, both from Stone's earlier... Full review

Heaven & Earth is not a great film Subtlety has never been Stone's strong suit but he keeps the sledgehammer in the shed for most of this beautifully filmed and emotionally affecting adaptation of Le Ly Hayslip's autobiographical novels When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace. ... Full Review

Technically, the film is also wonderful, with excellent cinematography and an elegant score. Stone and cinematographer Robert Richardson capture the early moments of beauty in the country quite well, through shots of swaying, deep green grass and sunsets. ... Full Review

Heaven and Earth" is rated R for considerable violence and profanity, along with sex and nudity. Hiep Thi Le's central performance is generally quite good, though her voice-over narration is preachy and unnecessary. ... Full Review

For all its emotional anguish, however, not to mention teeming movie extras, beautifully framed rice paddies and descending helicopters, it lacks a poetic center. At 138 minutes, "Heaven and Earth" feels even longer, thanks to Stone's structurally clunky script, which is narratively hamstrung by two autobiographies by Le Ly Hayslip -- "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places" and "Child of War, Woman of Peace. ... Full Review

Heaven and Earth " is based on two books by Le Ly Hayslip, who is now a successful Vietnamese-American businesswoman in California. This is the first time he has tried to place himself inside a woman's imagination, and that he succeeds so well is due partly, I think, to an extraordinary performance by Hiep Thi Le in the leading role. ... Full Review