Rotten
Mr. Stone tells this tale vigorously, but he has the wrong cinematic vocabulary for his heroine's essentially passive experience.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Heaven & Earth
Lasting victories are won in the heart.
1993 · 2h 20m · R
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Oliver Stone
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Heaven & Earth
Overview
In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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43%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Heaven has so many themes, ranging from Buddhist spirituality to feminism, it ends up with none.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
This is the first time [Stone] has tried to place himself inside a woman's imagination, and that he succeeds so well is due partly...to an extraordinary performance by Hiep Thi Le in the leading role.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Heaven and Earth has the epic scope one would expect from a film of this magnitude, but it lacks much of the narrative strength of Stone's first two Vietnamese tales.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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