Cold Heaven

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Cold Heaven

R

1992

1h 45m

Drama

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While on vacation in Mexico, unhappily married Marie Davenport (Theresa Russell) summons the courage to tell her unknowing husband, Alex (Mark Harmon), that she is leaving him for her lover, Daniel Corvin (James Russo). But before she gives him the bad news, Alex is involved in a boating accident -- and Marie is unsure whether he's dead or not. Faced with supernatural events, Marie turns back to Catholicism and seeks the help of Father Niles (Will Patton) and Sister Martha (Talia Shire).

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

I doubt that I could give an accurate plot summary of Cold Heaven even if I wanted to. That’s the film’s charm: for much of its running time, it unveils itself by other means.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 2, 2022

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The ambitious film doesn't always make sense.

Rated: B-

Jul 24, 2012

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2005

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 3/5

Oct 3, 2002

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Audience Member

Being a Nicolas Roeg fan, I put a considerable effort into finding this movie, which was no easy feat given it's been out of print for years and never released on DVD. Having finally watched it, I can see why it's not worth a DVD release. Not sure if it's the worst Roeg's movie, but must it must be way up there. The story in itself is intriguing and had a potential for being an excellent psychological thriller. Unfortunately, the movie is so incoherent, nothing really makes sense (not in a good way) - as if the director wasn't sure what kind of movie he was attempting to make. Really bad performances don't help matters, either. This could have been a TV movie directed by someone you never heard of, bit I honestly refuse to believe it was directed by the same person who brought us Walkabout and Bad Timing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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I volunteer to be the first high priest on the way to making this a cult movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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(** 1/2): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] Interesting concept, but the film just didn't work for me. It becomes a little bit too far fetched as it goes on.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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While on vacation in Mexico, unhappily married Marie Davenport (Theresa Russell) summons the courage to tell her unknowing husband, Alex (Mark Harmon), that she is leaving him for her lover, Daniel Corvin (James Russo). But before she gives him the bad news, Alex is involved in a boating accident -- and Marie is unsure whether he's dead or not. Faced with supernatural events, Marie turns back to Catholicism and seeks the help of Father Niles (Will Patton) and Sister Martha (Talia Shire).

Director: Nicolas Roeg
Producer: Jonathan D. Krane, Allan Scott
Screenwriter: Allan Scott
Production Co: Schwartzman Pictures, Management Company Entertainment Group, Hemdale, Sterling Entertainment Company
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.2K
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround