Name: Some Kind of Heaven
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-01-24T02:58:13-08:00
Rating: 91

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Some Kind of Heaven could have gone deeper into its subject, but it remains a breezily entertaining look at some interesting people. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

With Some Kind of Heaven, first-time feature director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community -- a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this palm tree-lined fantasyland, Some Kind of Heaven invests in the dreams and desires of a small group of Villages residents -- and one interloper -- who are unable to find happiness within the community’s pre-packaged paradise. With strikingly composed cinematography, this candy-colored documentary offers a tender and surreal look at the never-ending quest for finding meaning and love in life’s final act.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Lance Oppenheim
Producer:

Darren Aronofsky, Simon Horsman, Kathleen Lingo, Lance Oppenheim, Melissa Oppenheim, Jeffrey Soros, Pacho Velez
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 15, 2021 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 15, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA):

$43.5K
Runtime:

1h 23m
Production Co:

The New York Times, 30West, Protozoa Pictures, Los Angeles Media Fund

Cast & Crew

Lance Oppenheim
Director

Darren Aronofsky
Producer

Simon Horsman
Producer

Kathleen Lingo
Producer

Lance Oppenheim
Producer

Melissa Oppenheim
Producer

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Critic Reviews for Some Kind of Heaven

All Critics (56) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (51) | Rotten (5)

Director Lance Oppenheim (who at 24 is a good half-century younger than his subjects) employs a straightforward, deadpan style that suits the material well, avoiding condescension or cutesy gimmicks...

January 26, 2021 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
Once you arrive here, you may not want to leave.

January 22, 2021 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

Adam Graham
Detroit News
Whether about the local grifter or a recent widow, each story is beautifully shot and allowed to unfold organically, enabling an authentic rumination on life and the relationships that sustain it.

January 19, 2021 | Full Review…

Becca James
Chicago Reader
Oppenheim doesn't want to bury or praise these folks indulging in senior-citizen hedonism; he's more interested in making queasy art out of the communal hangover.

January 18, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

David Fear
Rolling Stone
One of those documentaries that has a great subject, but doesn't really know what to do with it.

January 16, 2021 | Full Review…

Peter Rainer
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
All that psychological stuff was very interesting. But the point that I really walked away with was that in this community, every man in this community seemed to act like a crazy teenager.

January 16, 2021 | Full Review…

Amy Nicholson
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
The interesting movie is directed by Lance Oppenheim, who chronicles organized fun.

February 24, 2021 | Full Review…

Michael Calleri
Niagara Gazette
Fascinating.

February 19, 2021 | Full Review…

Anne Brodie
What She Said
A film about human connection in a place where "the good life" can seem all together artificial and unnecessarily sanitized.

February 18, 2021 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Andrew Parker
The Gate
The Villages retirement community might want to be a bubble removed from reality, but Some Kind of Heaven ultimately made a very safe and passably entertaining attempt to burst that bubble.

January 28, 2021 | Full Review…

Carla Hay
Culture Mix
That energetic vitality driving this sun-dappled valentine to Florida is Oppenheim's own. He's made a honey of a movie.

January 26, 2021 | Full Review…

Rubén Rosario
MiamiArtZine
It's a Day-Glo exposé of loneliness, desperation and hope in the green garden of paradise as the clock ticks down.

January 23, 2021 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Tom Meek
Cambridge Day