Heavenly Creatures

This movie had a story that could make you cry. That is if you even saw there was a story. the action in the movie almost over rights the story. But non the less if you watch this movie watch the... Full review

In 1954, two young girls savagely murdered one of the girls mother, they killed her by means of attacking her with a brick in a stocking, this was planned out by both down to the last detail, but afterwards, they... Full review

Though life has its twiist and turns, this movie seemed to start with great promise, then it diminished to a point where I wasnt interested any longer. The friendship was a sacred one, but for it to be overwhelmed with fantasy... Full review

Anyways... Rachel Weiss's personality saved the movie from going online and surf while watching the picture at the same time. Otherwise, it was a.........how can I put this, forgettable experience.... Full review

this film is an amazing part of peter jackson's history of films. this film is easier to sit through then films like king kong and lord of the rings trilogy although i like the two much the same. what i loved... Full review

When the movie started it was interesting and I expected it to get better as it went along--but never did. I watched it because of all the high ratings it was getting from other users, but should have realized that two... Full review

This is a very interesting movie which makes you almost want to root for the girl's bad idea. It is a unique piece that definitely makes you think outside the box a bit, and has a great angle on thr relationships... Full review

excellent movie...truly scary as you see how these girls lose touch with reality...scary to think it could really happen...kate winslet has a truly haunting performance - and then end of the movie is one of the most disturbing scenes i have... Full review

In retrospect, you'd never know this is a Peter Jackson film. Not after becoming familiar with his recent work, anyway. "Heavenly Creatures" contains all the subtlety and nuances that his later work desperately needs - the graceful arc of the "Lord... Full review

Of coruse growing up in New Zealand, Peter Jackson just had to make this movie base on the amazing story regarding two girls and "the crime that shocked a nation". I absolutley adored this film for twas Melanie Lynskey, and Kate... Full review

Along with Winslet's outstanding performance was Melanie Lynskey's as the girl she was in love with, also in her first film. The girls (Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet) live in a fantasy world that Jackson constructs out of people that seem like puppets and dolls, mud people who appreciate that these... ... Full Review

Favorite Movie Quote: "Only the best people fight against all obstacles in pursuit of happiness. Credit has to go to the brilliant cinematography, the lavish sets, the captivating score and a soundtrack that was superb, with Mario Lanza's incomparable tenor voice. ... Full Review

But, said envelope pushing doesn't always guarantee an entertaining film....Don't Deliver Us From Evil is a boring, confusing, and silly movie that shows us two girls who do awful things....they were bad movies, not because of the content.....maybe Don't Deliver Us From Evil is simply a bad movie..... ... Full Review

But while director Peter Jackson has made the film visually arresting, he undercuts the drama and suspense with too many overwrought fantasy sequences (especially those singing life-size clay figures), as well as intrusive razzle-dazzle camera work. But when the adults make that decision, the kids take drastic action. ... Full Review

Overall: Heavenly Creatures is an exquisitely good film and should not be missed. Overall, the film looks nice and sharp. The vocals are sharp and never unintelligible and what little sound effects are score are present, are done perfectly well. ... Full Review

On June 22, 1954, in Victoria Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, 16-year-old Pauline Parker and her 15-year-old best friend Juliet Hulme bludgeoned Parker's mother, Honora Rieper, to death with a chunk of brick stuffed into an old stocking. ... Full Article

In 2008, it was clear that Winslet had the most stellar year for any actress, with her highly acclaimed roles in " The Revolutinary Road " and " The Reader ". ... Full Article

Judging by the music that they've put out over the course of the last 26 years, the folks at K Records have never put much stock in the concept of adulthood. ... Full Article

For Jeremy Jay, music may as well have stopped after 1970. The dizzy guitar strum that opens the second track, "Heavenly Creatures," on Jay's first full-length, A Place Where We Could Go, carries his voice along with it. ... Full Article

THEATER PICK DAUGHTERS OF HEAVEN Michaelanne Forster's play, which is receiving its U.S. premiere here, studies two adolescents who committed a crime that shocked New Zealand in the 1950s. ... Full Article

Tom Hanks, center, appears in a scene from the movie "Saving Private Ryan," which many fans feel deserved the 1999 Best Picture Oscar. No matter who wins at the Academy Awards on Sunday, some viewers will walk away thrilled, while ... Full Article