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Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

As Good As It Gets

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

I was excited when we found this movie available free to stream, good cast, great reviews. I don't usually turn movies off after 10-15 minutes or write reviews of movies I haven't finished, but here I will make an exception. The narrator's voice had some weird, fake accent and was grating, no one said or did a thing to make the characters interesting, just couldn't do it, I checked out with significant other's total agreement.

I can't believe the high scores for this movie. It was on my cable channel and had high 90's on two review scores so I recorded it. The narrator has the most annoying voice and accent and her voice does not project to the audience at all. The old man who worked for the farmer was the best actor. The photography was beautiful. Everything else was mediocre at best. It just dragged along to an abysmal ending. I cannot believe people are comparing this to movies like Casa Blanca. This is just average. The whole premise could have been developed into a great movie. I guess I don't like this director's style.

Days Of HeavenThe cinematography as always is stunning in a metaphorical tone that communicates to audience about the fueled intense exoticism that is explored in here. Terrence Malick's; the writer-director, keeps it simple on paper but takes out his big guns while executing (it surpasses the script) which is mesmerizing and thought provoking at the same time. On performance level, Richard Gere has done some decent work but other than that it seems like it wasn't Brooke Adams and Sam Shepard's forte. Days Of Heaven is weak on offering fresh or concrete material and performance, but still works like a charm due to the deep ideology and anatomy of human nature in all aspects of its time with different perspective.

It's 1916. Bill (Richard Gere) is a hothead. He accidentally kills his supervisor in a Chicago steel mill. He runs away with his girlfriend Abby (Brooke Adams) and her sister Linda who narrates the movie. They find work harvesting a vast land for a farmer (Sam Shepard). Bill and Abby pretends to be siblings to avoid scrutiny. The farmer falls for Abby. Bill convinces Abby to marry the terminally ill farmer for his money. However, his death doesn't come and Bill becomes concern.Terrence Malick knows how to make a beautiful looking film. His collaboration with cinematographer Nestor Almendros is absolutely brilliant. The scored by Ennio Morricone invokes an ethereal quality. It's a movie that should be shown in museums. I'm not as taken with a young Richard Gere in the role. He's way too pretty. His wavy hair is too lovely. He has that playboy swagger. He doesn't fit the steel mill worker and farm worker character. He looks more like a hustler. I do love Brooke Adams in the role. The little girl Linda is another matter. She is stiff and I hate the narration. It keeps the movie devoid of emotions. If Malick insists on making Linda the protagonist, he could at least make her interesting.