| Far From Heaven Review |
| by John Ulmer (Rating: 3.5/5) |
| "Far from Heaven" is a closer look at the Leave it to Beaver families of the
fifties and sixties. Everything was clean-cut, happy, cheerful...but
underneath all this was the same pressure and troubles of today. People
usually don't think of emotional...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Louis Proyect |
| Recent decisions by the US Supreme Court defending affirmative action and
striking down sodomy laws have been described as "centrist". In reality,
the court was simply reflecting the sea change that has transformed
American society. If anybody needs a...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Richard A. Zwelling (Rating: 4/4) |
| One of the most timeless themes explored by authors and playwrights
throughout history is the power of love to heal and set the spirit
free. Even more powerful as a dramatic device is the denial of that
love coming to fruition because of extraordinary...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Directed by Todd Haynes, from his screenplay. Starring Julianne Moore,
Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert. Running time: 107 minutes. Rated AA by the
MFCB. Reviewed on February 25th, 2003. more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002) 3 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Julianne Moore,
Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson and Viola Davis. Music
by Elmer Bernstein. Screenplay by Todd Haynes. Directed by Haynes. Rated
PG-13. Running time: 107 minutes. more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 4/4) |
| I think it was only a matter of time before Julianne Moore appeared in a 1950's
period piece. Moore has the innate ability to adapt to any time period, just as
she did in the fabulous "An Ideal Husband." But her performance in Todd Haynes'
highly...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002)
Rated PG-13; running time 107 minutes
Studio: Focus Features
Genre: Drama
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.farfromheavenmovie.com/
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0297884
Music by:...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
| PLOT:
Set in the 1950s, this film features the typical white, upper-class American
family of the day, with its successful salesman husband, stay-at-home mom and
wife, two doting kids and maid. That's until the true nature of most everyone in
the film...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: A-) |
| FAR FROM HEAVEN (director/writer: Todd Haynes; cinematographer: Edward
Lachman; editor: James Lyons; music: Elmer Bernstein; cast: Julianne Moore
(Cathy Whitaker), Dennis Quaid (Frank Whitaker), Dennis Haysbert (Raymond
Deagan), Patricia Clarkson...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 5/5) |
| Far From Heaven is a delightfully complex movie made in the style of
the simplistic, idealistic technicolor 1950's film. It is not a film
about the '50's, though it is set in 1957, and some of the tension
and isolation in this story could only have...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| Years ago there was a movie called "Star" about the career of the actress
Gertrude Lawrence, with Julie Andrews playing the legendary diva. My father,
who had seen them both, thought that Julie had it all over Gertie. I mention
this because, while...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| Writer/director Todd Haynes conceives a retro-melodrama with a contemporary
twist in this study of a repressed Connecticut socialite coping with sexuality
and race relations in affluent suburbia. When Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore), a
Hartford...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| With "Far from Heaven," writer/director Todd Haynes ("Velvet Godlmine,"
"Safe") has fashioned a 1950's melodrama for the 2000s. More specifically he
has developed a 1957 melodrama for a 2002 audience. more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| It was a time when homosexuality was considered a treatable illness and gay bars
were anything but "gay." It was a time when white liberals bragged in public to
Negroes about their lack of prejudice and a time when "Geez!" was considered an
expletive...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: A) |
| During the 50's director Douglas Sirk made his name as the master of
melodrama with such classics as "Written on the Wind" and "Imitation of
Life," as he examined romantic relations and intrigues that showcased
leading man Rock Hudson. In what can only...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: A+) |
| When happy housewife Cathy (Moore) discovers her ad exec husband (Dennis
Quaid in a 180 from his "The Rookie" role) in a clinch with another man, she
tries to save their sexless marriage via counselling, but finds herself
drifting into a relationship...more |
| Far From Heaven Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| # stars based on 4 stars: 3.5
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
Focus Features/Vulcan Productions
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Written by: Todd Haynes
Cast: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia
Clarkson, Viola Davis, James Rebhorn, Celia...more |
