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Heights
A Merchant Ivory Film
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"An
ingenious puzzle of love and deception..." —The New
York Times, Five Actors To Watch This Summer [full
story]
"Heights
is the movie I wanted Closer to be ... an eviscerating
look at the state of modern relationships." —Miami Herald
[full
review]
"One
of the best films of the season. A wonderfully-acted, inteligently
written and directed drama." —NBC TV
"Sparkling
and multifaceted ... Heights slows down and gets quiet in a way
that lets us appreciate these characters." — Associated
Press [full
review]
"A
smart, fresh look at an age-old dilemma — the perfect date
flick for gay men and their ex-girlfriends. Assuming they're still
speaking." —The Advocate, Exploring Marsden
[full
story]
"An
entertaining ensembler marbled with wit and heartache ... [the]
script's confident literary structure facilitates emotional involvement
while sustaining an aura of secrecy until the final reel."
—Variety [full
review]
"A
decidedly twisted romantic roundelay ... there are few wallflowers
in screenwriter Amy Fox's pithy and highly amusing drama."
—Hollywood reporter [full
review]
"One
of the two best films of the year so far ... the care that the
producers lavished on this remarkable film — the costumes,
the startling photography, the seamless adaptation of a one-act
play to the screen — all are stunning." —Compuserve
[full
review]
"Honest
and touching ... Amy Fox shows a talent for creating multidimensional
characters with both clear and intriguing motivations." —FilmThreat.com
[full
review]
"A
stylish feature debut with a revelatory payoff." —Elle
"Glenn
Close soars again (think Oscar nomination), and the whole cast
rises along with her in Merchant-Ivory's sharp dissection of contemporary
relationships and sexual mores." —Playboy
"Nobody
plays scary women like [Glenn] Close, but here she taps a wellspring
of loneliness that softens the edge." —O, The Oprah
Magazine, Five Must-See Performances That Prove There Are Good
Roles For Women
"Brave,
eloquent and riveting! One of the summer's most serendipitous
surprises." —New York Observer
"Director
Chris Terrio and screenwriter Amy Fox arrange a creepy little
round robin of betrayals ... In a season when most of Hollywood
is plumbing silliness, Heights is aiming — and reaching
— a little higher." —NPR [full
review]
"There's
much subtle beauty in the last movie completed by Merchant Ivory
Productions before Merchant's untimely death." —Christian
Science Monitor [full
review]
"Wholly
alive while it's up there on the screen, in a way few movies are
anymore ... engrossing in a way that Crash never manages."
—Boston Globe [full
review]
"The
drama is based not on our surprise, but on the reaction of characters
in the film ... Chris Terrio, working from a screenplay by Amy
Fox, sees the characters clearly and watches them with accuracy
as they occupy their delusions, or lose them." —Chicago
Sun Times (Roger Ebert) [full
review]
Two
thumbs up. —Ebert & Roeper
[full
review]
"From
the opening scene, it's clear that the Heights script is a lot
more literate than most screenplays." —San Francisco
Chronicle [full
review]
"A
stylish new comedy-drama." —Seattle Times [full
review]
"An
intelligent, impressive debut." —Boston Herald
[full
review]
"Fox
has an ear for the authentic and an obvious instinct about the
way people relate to each other." —Contra Costa Times
[full
review]
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