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      Heaven Adores You

      2014 1h 44m Documentary Biography Drama List
      82% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 100+ Ratings Audience Score The music of late musician Elliott Smith is presented alongside dense yet isolating cityscapes in Portland, New York, and Los Angeles. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A frustrating piece. As a serious fan, I found it lacking. Fifty percent landscape and cityscape shots. So many missing pieces, such as missing persons among the interviewees and a notable dearth of archival footage and complete songs (I could have cobbled together more from my old VHS and audio cassettes). As a biopic, it fails. But, as a celebration of his music, it fails just as much. I watched it with my girlfriend, who has little knowledge of Elliott or his music, and we both came away from it dissatisfied. If this isn't for the hardcore fans and it isn't for the newcomers, who is it for? Elliott referred to his songs as impressions. If this documentary is attempting to create an impression of his life and/or music, it's the unfinished demo tape of a jam session. Elliott's music was lean and visceral. He deserves better than a movie that's so sloppily edited and emotionally empty. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Heartbreaking but thoughtful and full of insight. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved Elliott Smith. His songs are among those that still hold the most meaning for me. His death felt, to me, the way people talk about Cobain's death feeling. 'Heaven Adores You' is not a journalistic enterprise. It easies right past the controversies surrounding Smith's death (there are a few) and right into the details of his posthumos album. There is a different Elliott Smithh film to be made. I'm not suggesting anything salacious. I'm saying a film intrested in those questions could be worthwhile. The film we're left with is pretty, full of interviews with those closest to Smith, and full of his wonderful music. If there is a truly moving element to 'Heaven Adores You,' it it, unsurprisingly, the music of Elliott Smith. I'll just say what I've been inferring... the thing is kind of syccophantic. It's a tribute, not an exploration. That's not a bad thing. It's just not a great thing. I like 'Heaven Adores You.' I just wish it played hardball, like it's subject did. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A música de Elliott Smith é excelente e chega para alimentar um documentário, mas esperava-se muito mais deste retrato sobre o songwriter norte-americano. Sobretudo mais do que infindáveis sequências de planos aéreos sobre Portland. Há de resto, em "Heaven Adores you", uma tendência para empolar a importância da cena de Portland, em redor de Elliott Smith, quando sabemos que nenhuma daquelas bandas chegou a marcar o seu tempo fora da cidade. É talvez um documentário sobre o Elliott de Portland, com tudo o que há de alienante nisso. A curta "Lucky Three" precisou de muito menos minutos para talvez revelar mais sobre a essência de Elliott Smith. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member I´ve been waiting almost 3 years for this documentary.... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Such a sad but uplifting documentary. Great footage of the late Smith and the shots of Portland are immense and work really well with the soundtrack. It fails to explore his demons in depth, and instead celebrates the life of one the all time greats. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Paul de Barros Seattle Times A film that makes a lovely introduction to Smith's music but a lousy account of his life. Rated: 2.5/4 May 14, 2015 Full Review Gabriela Helfet Little White Lies Unless you're a superfan, you'd be better off watching Smith's best performances on YouTube instead. Rated: 2/5 May 7, 2015 Full Review Henry Barnes Guardian Rossi's film will purr for Smith devotees, but is exasperatingly incurious about anything but the majesty of the man and his music. Rated: 3/5 May 7, 2015 Full Review Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly What Heaven Adores You lacks in insight, it makes up for in music, which Rossi keeps front and center. Jun 30, 2019 Full Review Patrick Gamble CineVue Far too indulgent to justify its feature-length status. Rated: 2/5 Apr 5, 2019 Full Review Sherilyn Connelly SF Weekly Heaven Adores You means to celebrate Smith's life, not his death. Aug 24, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis The music of late musician Elliott Smith is presented alongside dense yet isolating cityscapes in Portland, New York, and Los Angeles.
      Director
      Nickolas Dylan Rossi
      Producer
      Wesley Hirni, Noah Lang, Haroula Rose
      Genre
      Documentary, Biography, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 44m