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Janet Maslin, New York Times: Mr. Stone tells this tale vigorously, but he has the wrong cinematic vocabulary for his heroine's essentially passive experience. Read more
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David Ansen, Newsweek: Some of the parts are undeniably gripping; what gets lost are the characters themselves. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Heaven and Earth has the epic scope one would expect from a film of this magnitude, but it lacks much of the narrative strength of Stone's first two Vietnamese tales. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This is the first time [Stone] has tried to place himself inside a woman's imagination, and that he succeeds so well is due partly...to an extraordinary performance by Hiep Thi Le in the leading role. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Heaven has so many themes, ranging from Buddhist spirituality to feminism, it ends up with none. Read more