Heaven's Burning

Heaven's Burning

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DVD Review: Even the talented Crowe can't save this stinker
Summary: 1 Stars

Now I've run across a film that even Mr. Crowe's immense acting talent and onscreen charisma can't save. I rented this film on VHS earlier this summer, and was really disappointed.

The major problem I had with this film is that it's a hopeless mess. It suffers from genre indecision--- is it an bank-heist action flick? A female-empowerment flick? A road romance? A Thelma-and-Louise wannabe?

It tries to be all of these things, and as a result the character motivations make little or no sense, the pacing is glacial, and the film's initial story question (will Midori finally work up the courage to leave her stifling existence) is soon dissipated in a pointless chase across the Outback mixing samurai revenge and ex-Afghan freedom fighters. There are a number of murders for no explicable reason, and the moment of spunk that Midori shows quickly bogs down in her endless and unconvincing monologues about how she's falling in love with Russell Crowe's character.

None of the characters are sympathetic, and what the hell are they doing driving around the Outback, anyway? The climax of the movie hinges on the inexplicable decision of our two fugitive lovers to stop at a Bachelors and Spinsters Ball, where they are apparently the only attendees and the only reasonable motivation for doing so is the screenwriter's need to have a climactic confrontation.

All in all, a very disappointing mishmash of lame plot and senseless action.

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