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04/23/09
Battle in Heaven (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 53
Fresh: 23
Rotten:30
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Consensus: Though it tries to be provocative, Battle in Heaven is lethargic and mind-numbing.
Theatrical Release:Feb 17, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Cast entirely with non-professionals, Battle in Heaven tells the story of Marcos (Marcos Hernandez), the middle-aged chauffeur of Ana (Anapola Mushkadiz), daughter of a Mexican general. Marcos is... [More]
Starring: Marcos Hernandez, Anapola Mushkadiz, Bertha Ruiz
Director: Carlos Reygadas
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Reviews for Battle in Heaven
No amount of thoughtful dissection can make up for the unpleasant, uncomfortable and unnecessary experience of actually sitting through the thing.
09/17/07
rich in allegorical theme and symbolic imagery, transforming the most banal of materials into miraculous epiphanies... but all too aimlessly hypnotic to get a firm grip on the viewer's attention.
07/02/07
The outcome often amounts to an impressive slideshow instead of a fluid, substantial piece of work that involves and challenges us.
03/01/07
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11/11/06
Reygadas proves that rare filmmaker interested in tackling both the personal and the political through expressly confrontational means.
08/24/06
Reygadas' direction seems to wander from time to time, as when Marcos walks around in the hills for long minutes without a purpose, but he always brings it back home. He's a perplexing, but voraciously talented filmmaker to watch.
07/08/06
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05/13/06
Top CriticReygadas' artful but ponderous camerawork succeeds only in turning the intimately exploitative ... into something emotionally distant and stupefyingly dull.
05/12/06
he film’s pallid emotional tone, which is in sync with the constancy of the dull gray sky overhead, can make it a hard story to embrace.
05/06/06
Insufferably arty, polemic and winkingly provocative.
04/21/06
Top CriticThere is a stillness to the film that is initially fascinating, but it wears thin quickly.
04/14/06
The only battle I had was deciding whether to watch the whole movie or get out while the getting was good. Unfortunately, I opted to stay to see if it got better... it didn't.
04/05/06
There's more to this controversial and aesthetically cold film than just its explicit sex scenes. Honest.
04/01/06
A spectacular failure, despite further evidence of the director's keen eye and bold cinematic ideas.
03/31/06
Top CriticArt with a capital A. Don't be afraid. OK, be a little afraid.
03/31/06
Top CriticIf you dare to see it, prepare for a challenge.
03/24/06
Reygadas' gift for imagery is undeniable, but for most viewers, Battle in Heaven will offer not enlightenment but frustration.
03/24/06
Top CriticSome audiences will find it an endurance test and Reygadas doesn't make it easy with his confrontational imagery, but he provokes emotions not often explored on screen.
03/23/06
The cast are all non-actors, and boy, does it show.
03/16/06
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