a1_andy_11 Heaven had almost all the ingredients to make a great film; A good cast, Cate Blanchett giving a superb performance, and some beautiful cinematography. But the plot which is arguably the most important item on the list was one of the most unconvincing, ill thought out stories I've ever seen on film.*spoilers*In order to accept the story and follow it you have to accept the two main characters, who are both reprehensible. Philippa murdered 4 innocent people because of her ill thought out, cowardly assassination attempt on a drug dealer. We the viewer are supposed to let this slide because: a.) She didn't mean to, and b.) This drug dealer indirectly caused the deaths of 2 people close to her.Filippo falls for her, and decides to help her break out of custody. He has a bit of an excuse in getting her free, he knows that people high up in the police establishment are complicit in covering up the actions of the drug dealer that Phillipa was trying to expose.That is he could be excused if he broke her out of custody in order to uncover the truth about the crocked cops. That's not what happens, he falls pathetically in love with her at first sight, and devotes himself to keeping her away from the police for his own selfish reasons.Phillipa states that she will answer for her actions, she just wants to murder that evil drug dealer. Filippo dutifully obliges with her wish and assists her in murdering the dealer. At which point Phillipa should now turn herself in, if she has one shred of integrity. She doesn't, they both continue to run from the police.Filippo's father; Remo, is equally unbelievable. Police officer all his life and head of the police constabulary in Rome accepts his sons choice for aiding and fleeing with a fugitive because he is "in love". He even provides them with a chunk of money and offers to help them escape.The final scene is hardly worth explaining; the police tighten the net around the duo and they again seemingly escape to yet another slow motion piano scored scene. I didn't mention the score - it's poor, the excessive piano used in every scene just drags on to monotony.

lonelybaker yes, i've seen Kieslowski's films and understand the intent...but this movie was just plain unbelievable. the opening was so promising! you anticipate so much--especially when Philippa is stunned, during her interrogation, by the fact that she's killed four innocent people and not her intended target. but, come on! what ensues is just plain nuttiness! this kid/man/boy that helps her, the roaming around the Italian countryside, the helicopter scene...too much kookiness to make it likable or believable. the scenery and cinematography are beautiful but it should have been a national geographic special--without the weird and unbelievable story. "The Decalogue" is what you should be seeing--for a good storyline, bold statement and good writing.

xredgarnetx I missed some of HEAVEN, but what I saw was mesmerizingly awful. A woman plots revenge in the death of her husband but things go wrong and she ends up in jail, where one of her jailers falls for her and plots her escape. English actress Kate Blanchett (not to be confused with Kate Bekinsale or Kate Winslett) plays the woman but the story is set in Italy, and all but one of her fellow actors is Italian (the exception being American-born Giovanni Ribisi) and huge chunks of dialog are in Italian with subtitles. The movie is extremely slow-going. Also, I am yet to find anything particularly appealing about Ms. Blanchett, whom I have now seen in three or four movies. I would have preferred Ms. Beckinsale and her perky breasts. And an American or possibly English setting.

Sean Victor I want to say you will never watch another film like this! This incredible, loving, sublime, poetic drama film has a strange beauty and its gonna take your emotion higher than you ever felt! The direction is just perfect, may be the best Tykwer work, the actors should was nominated for an Oscar... Cate Blanchet took this film on her shoulder, and she did a really good job! Congratulations Tom Tykwer for have created a masterpiece of emotion. An Poetic sense of human behavior and their feelings after all.And if you never saw this film before, believe me, don't miss it! I mean It!