Overview
Wealthy and precocious teenager Juliet transfers from England to New Zealand with her family, and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. When their parents begin to suspect that their increasingly intense and obsessive bond is becoming unhealthy, the girls hatch a dark plan for those who threaten to keep them apart.
As a viewer it felt like we were a fly on the wall while observing the growing friendship between the two girls. While the movie has a whimsical feel to it there is a dark undercurrent to what is going on. I was not familiar with the real-life events so I was convinced that the movie would have a very different ending. Overall it was a good watch if for no other reason than to watch two future stars.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Heavenly Creatures
Movie title: Heavenly Creatures
Movie description: Wealthy and precocious teenager Juliet transfers from England to New Zealand with her family, and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. When their parents begin to suspect that their increasingly intense and obsessive bond is becoming unhealthy, the girls hatch a dark plan for those who threaten to keep them apart.
Date published: 2021-05-15
Director(s): Peter Jackson
Actor(s): Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Simon O'Connor, Diana Kent, Clive Merrison, Jed Brophy, Peter Elliott, Gilbert Goldie, Geoffrey Heath, Kirsti Ferry, Ben Skjellerup, Darien Takle, Elizabeth Moody, Liz Mullane, Moreen Eason, Pearl Carpenter, Lou Dobson, Jesse Griffin, Glen Drake, Nic Farra, Chris Clarkson, Ray Henwood, John Nicoll, Michael Maxwell, Raewyn Pelham, Toni Jones, Glenys Lloyd-Smith, Wendy Watson, Jean Guérin, Stephen Reilly, Andrea Sanders, Ben Fransham, Jessica Bradley, Alex Shirtcliffe-Scott, Barry Thomson, Peter Jackson
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
My Review
As a viewer it felt like we were a fly on the wall while observing the growing friendship between the two girls. While the movie has a whimsical feel to it there is a dark undercurrent to what is going on. I was not familiar with the real-life events so I was convinced that the movie would have a very different ending. Overall it was a good watch if for no other reason than to watch two future stars.
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My Review - 7/10
7/10