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A Little Trip to Heaven
Insurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a particularly unusual insurance claim stemming from a horrific car accident. As Holt examines the scene of the wreck, it all seems a bit too perfect. And when he interviews Isold Mcbride and her shifty husband, Fred -- the impoverished beneficiaries of the massive, recently initiated life-insurance policy -- he begins to suspect that something is amiss.
Release : | 2005 |
Rating : | 5.9 |
Studio : | BlueEyes Productions, Palomar Pictures, Pink Productions, |
Crew : | Production Design, Director of Photography, |
Cast : | Forest Whitaker Julia Stiles Peter Coyote Jeremy Renner Iddo Goldberg |
Genre : | Drama Thriller |
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I love this movie so much
Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
Very best movie i ever watch
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Cruising YouTube on a cold winter's night is often a voyage of discovery. Forest Whitaker reminds me of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who spun out of this world not too long ago. This is a character study, so carefully crafted, or should I say sculpted, by Whitaker in his portrayal of Abe Holt, that the end result is a piece of art, not a formula. The stutter, the hesitant intonations of speech, convey that Holt as a man has never really been comfortable in his skin, in the ugly career of a man who is always hiding, always pretending to people to be something or someone he is not, paid to find dirt, wherever it leads, and no matter how many lies he tells. Not far into the movie at all, I understood his breaking point was closing in on him. His overwhelming loneliness was his fragile coat of armor. Then real human contact destroyed him, or saved him, depending on your point of view. First, it was the Mother-Earth-Waitress, whose performance blew me away. Then it was the little boy Thor. Suddenly in the middle of the coldest rain and the slickest snow and the most revealing shadows ever caught on celluloid, a human being emerged from the blackened, contorted ruins of a corpse on a slab. Watch the film, and you'll know what I mean, and what Holt's camera shots in that makeshift morgue were really highlighting. This was an outstanding cast, and a film that kept me under its spell right to the end credits. Honestly, any decent actors could have played the other parts. But no one, no one ever, could have brought Art Holt to life like Whitaker. Ten stars, and more.
I bought this at a Hollywood video store that was going out of business. A couple who get caught up in an ordeal dealing with her rich brothers insurance. The commercial for the insurance is really and oddly eye catching and artistically done. Julia Stiles does a fairly good job as an abused lifeless mother, and Jeremy Renner does good as the abusive husband. Forest Whitaker as usual does an excellent job, bringing character and color. The movie overall is really well done, its not great, but well deserves more attention than it does. Its got hear and emotion, which a lot of thrillers like this wouldn't usually have. Highly recommended. I rate this 8/20. Rated R for language, some violence and disturbing images
This film received mixed reviews from critics and viewers alike, some embracing its "arty" and ambiguous sensibilities, while others were displeased with it's disconnection and aloofness. As for me, I find myself edging towards the former group as as certain this as being a rather interesting, intriguing, and fascinating film, albeit flawed.The visuals are certainly the film's strongest aspect, with its moody lighting, saturated colors, bleak landscapes, and striking camera movements that are all hypnotic and mesmerizing. All of these elements accumulate into a despairing viewing of existentialism and fate - a character stands in a field and sees everything around him, but each direction he faces is the same dreary and gloomy destination.The acting is also superb from the entire cast, with Whitaker providing a unique accent that adds to the quirkiness of his character. Stiles is actually quite good here as well, giving one of her best performances. Last, but not least, is the criminally underrated Jeremy Renner, who gives a reliable performance as always.I was nervous after hearing talk of the plot's ambiguity and unsatisfactory nature, but I can happily say that it is fairly solid. The narrative has a strong sense of mystery, with even some plot twists to peak the viewer's interest. The pacing is, admittedly, glacially slow and this will indeed test the patience and attention-span of its viewer (despite being only 87 minutes long). In addition, I wouldn't say the plot was anything original, but it is involving due to its characters and the sense that there's something more lurking underneath the surface.Those who enjoy character studies and mystery films may enjoy this hybrid of the two genres, which isn't a complete success but is executed in a very effective manner.More contemplative than thrilling, this gets under the skin more than those adrenaline-pumping, yet hollow, thrillers studios are churching out now-a-days.Solid Recommendation.
I saw this film here in Iceland and I just loved it. It's just fantastic. Baltasar has done great things over the years and when I was a little girl he was my favorite actor. And the music was done by Mugison which is my favorite Icelandic band. The funny thing is that the Motel Isold and "Frank" were staying at in the end of the film used to be a boat shelter... and the building where the insurance company was, is a big brown building in the shape like ")" where my dad used to work. And the funniest thing is the place where the bus crash was shot. That place is one of the two main bus stations in Reykjavík and is called Hlemmur. Anyways. The film was fantastic and I recommend everybody to see it