Under Heaven (1998)

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Joely Richardson,(Eleanor Dunston),"The Fever",'04, was very attractive in this film and at times very sexy and hot in bed. Joely played the role of Eleanor, who was very rich and had a beautiful home and fantastic landscape and gardens full of flowers. Uden Young,(Buck),"Human Touch", was a worker at Eleanor's home along with Molly Parker( Cynthia),"Break a Leg",'05. Uden and Molly had some hidden secrets between the two of them and managed to get deeply involved with Eleanor, doing all kinds of tasks until she finds out some horrible facts. Eleanor has health problems which seem to change the direction of the film. Eleanor buys Cynthia a very sexy outfit and Cynthia decides to show Buck how very pretty the dress looks, which is skin tight and she wears no under garments which does a big number on poor Buck. Great story, and a few tissues will be required, don't miss it, great acting and some very steamy romantic events!

I've seen this movie so many times, and it still makes me cry. Spectacular performances, an excellent adaptation, and a good soundtrack. It makes Henry James so much more applicable. It's a little hard to find, but definitely worth the effort.

If anyone has seen Days of Heaven, there's no need to suffer through Under Heaven. The tension and credibility have been drained out of this Wings of the Dove remake. An interesting cast has had all their life and spontaneity removed. Heavy-handed movie-making at its worst because there's talent wasted here.