Some of the parts are undeniably gripping; what gets lost are the characters themselves.

| Mar 13, 2015

| Original Score: C- | Sep 7, 2011

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

| Original Score: 1/5 | Nov 21, 2004

Mr. Stone tells this tale vigorously, but he has the wrong cinematic vocabulary for his heroine's essentially passive experience.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 5, 2004

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

| Nov 16, 2001

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.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 30, 2001

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 1, 1994