Heaven's Prisoners

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2000 Filmcritic.com

A promising movie about a troubled couple who witness a bad, digital-effect plane crash and adopt the sole survivor, a young Salvadoran girl, gets stupid after 35 minutes when it degenerates into a witch hunt after the wife gets killed. You know, for seeing something she wasn't supposed to. Whatever. Two long and convoluted hours make Heaven's Prisoners an exercise in tedium.

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Rating

2.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Phil Joanou
  • Producer: Leslie Greif, André E. Morgan, Albert S. Ruddy
  • Screenwriter: Harley Peyton, Scott Frank
  • Stars: Alec Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Roberts, Teri Hatcher, Vondie Curtis-Hall
  • MPAA Rating: R