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May 11, 2005
Heaven
Heaven (2002), Tom Tykwer:
I was disappointed when I learned of this, which is probably why I didn't see it much earlier, despite having Cate Blanchett. People have always been saying how Tykwer was the successor to Kieslowski, manipulators of fate and coincidence, but though I enjoyed Run Lola Run, his films are filled pressures of modernity, feeling fast and cold and cheap.
I guess Tykwer must've felt that way, too, because Heaven is much, much more subdued than I had expected, perhaps more than even Kieslowski would've done. It radiates his warmth and at times beautifully so, but some of the cosmic humor is lacking, like Tykwer was too afraid of screwing it up; I don't know. I guess I'd rather it err on straightlaced than bad.
12/15
Posted by bing at May 11, 2005 11:17 AM