It's duly considered, absolutely serious, self-consciously modern and, unfortunately, fairly dull.
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07/08/05
Heights (2005)
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Reviews Counted:99
Fresh:64
Rotten:35
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Yet another movie about relationships in the Big Apple, Heights is never dull thanks to a competent cast.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: New York native Chris Terrio's debut feature film, HEIGHTS, is a whirlwind of outstanding acting, excellent locations, and a unique plot filled with twists and turns. Based on Amy Fox's play, the... [More]
Starring: Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford
Director: Chris Terrio
Reviews for Heights
It's all as pretentious as the arty types it seeks to chastise for not living their lives honestly.
07/08/05
Glenn Close gets top billing, but Elizabeth Banks is the ascendant star in Heights...
07/08/05
'We don't know how to be people of passion,' [Glenn Close] exclaims to a collection of rapt acting students, early in the film. She might as well be admonishing the movie's cast.
07/07/05
You wish [Glenn] Close could have instilled this sense of passion in the rest of the cast, and brought Heights to the level of greatness it might have otherwise reached.
07/07/05
A refreshing, adult-themed departure from the summer's cartoons and alien frights.
07/07/05
Heights manages to make the lives of all these beautiful people seem quite tedious. Despite their accomplishments, the only thing they seem suited for is hailing cabs.
07/07/05
I must confess that there were long stretches in Heights when I felt that the proceedings were a tad too 'theatrical' for my taste.
07/07/05
...as stilted, symbolically loaded and dreary as any of Merchant-Ivory's E.M. Forster or Henry James adaptations -- this time without classic prose or great actors for backup.
07/06/05
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07/05/05
Top CriticThere's nothing original about the assertion that relationships are difficult and often messy, but first-time director Chris Terrio illustrates it in an engaging manner and with a fine (and large) ensemble cast.
07/05/05
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07/05/05
Heights is far from a perfect movie, but as a hint of Terrio's talent, it's an eminently watchable effort.
07/01/05
Heights is definitely worth a visit, even if it stops short of the loftiest peaks.
07/01/05
Fox and Terrio have made a quietly stunning debut here, mounting a fast, sad and often funny study of what 'carpe diem' really means.
07/01/05
The level of coincidence driving the narrative is as high as the Big Apple's tallest skyscrapers, but the cast is stong enough to help transcend the structural weaknesses.
07/01/05
This is one of those ensemble pieces where everybody is interesting (not like real life)... I didn't want this to end.
07/01/05
You can't have an artistic career as a day job
07/01/05
It's just a snapshot of the daily struggle known as life.
06/30/05
Terrio's depiction of the characters is so precise that even minor characters, such as a stranger on the subway or a worker at a theater, are full of life.
06/30/05
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