Heavenly Creatures

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

At any rate, despite Peter Jacksons misstep at the climax, Heavenly Creatures is a fantastic filmeasily one of the best and most underrated offerings of the 1990s and well worth checking out. Its a testament to both Jacksons direction and his work on the script that there are no unsympathetic characters here. ... Full Review

On one level, Heavenly Creatures is a stellar true-crime story, which Jackson probably grew up hearing about.....Heavenly Creatures acquires emotional heft partly because of Sarah Peirse's honest performance as Pauline's unsophisticated but hardworking mother..... ... Full Review

She delivers the best performance so far in her career in "Heavenly Creatures". The next best thing about the film is Kate Winslet. However, the film is really a psychological portrait of two bored girls with imaginations run amok. ... Full Review

Clive Merrison and Simon O'Connor, is excellent.....the chemistry between them carries Heavenly Creatures during some of its slower moments.....This uniquely powerful film accrues much of its momentum through character interaction.....Revealed in unforgettable fashion by a capable director, the events that unfold in this film are not easily forgotten..... ... Full Review

It is the single best film in Jackson's filmography, and a compliment to New Zealand cinema. I strongly believe that Heavenly Creatures is a horror film, even if it is on the fringe of this grouping. Winslet, in her breakout role, is perfection. ... Full Review