Heaven & Earth

Heaven & Earth (1993)

  • 44% of critics liked it
    (18 reviews)

  • 71% of users liked it
    (5,234 ratings)

With Heaven and Earth -- cobbled together from two autobiographical reminiscences (When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace by Le Ly Hayslip -- Oliver Stone completes his self-declared "Vietnam Trilogy" (the other films being Platoon and Born On the Fourth of July) of… More

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R, 2 hr. 23 min.
Directed By
Oliver Stone
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1994 Wide
On DVD
Oct 19, 2004
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Heaven has so many themes, ranging from Buddhist spirituality to feminism, it ends up with none.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle

    What Oliver Stone has created is his Mrs. Miniver for the Vietnam era.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Brian R


    Pretty flat and weak. I think Stone was afraid to take risks with this picture since he is dealing with a touchy subject particularly Vietnam. The performances is mediocre and easily forgettable. Hiep Te Li tried her best as Ly Li Hayslip but fails. If anything good is to come of this… More

  • Sarah P


    A much different perspective on the Vietnam War than I'm used to seeing. I appreciated it, but don't know if I would watch the movie again.

  • Leo L


    A great film!

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