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12/24/05
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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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11/11/06
If all this sounds artistically daring to you, you'll love it. Also, you're insane.
02/17/06
Mr. Reygadas has played the anti-narrative film-festival game with the most voyeuristic means at his disposal, and then stuck on a luridly melodramatic plot almost as an afterthought.
02/23/06
Top Critic...a tawdry march through the lives of a bunch of slow-witted, thyroid-impaired moral imbeciles.
02/27/06
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
To say that sacred and profane imagery are daringly juxtaposed here would be seriously understating the case.
02/17/06
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
No amount of thoughtful dissection can make up for the unpleasant, uncomfortable and unnecessary experience of actually sitting through the thing.
09/17/07
Both intensely exciting for its cinematic inventions and terribly uninvolving on emotional and dramatic levels.
05/16/05
Ambitious, challenging and exceedingly frustrating.
02/17/06
A spectacular failure, despite further evidence of the director's keen eye and bold cinematic ideas.
03/31/06
If you think that soft-core porno is stimulating, this pic will cure you of that fellat, uh, fallacy.
02/07/06
The outcome often amounts to an impressive slideshow instead of a fluid, substantial piece of work that involves and challenges us.
03/01/07
Overexposed and underdeveloped.
02/17/06
Reygadas' gift for imagery is undeniable, but for most viewers, Battle in Heaven will offer not enlightenment but frustration.
03/24/06
Top CriticA disappointing turn-off. The film deliberately works against most cinematic expectations.
05/16/05
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