SummaryBehind the gates of a palm tree-lined fantasyland, four residents of America's largest retirement community, The Villages, FL, strive to find solace and meaning.
Directed By:Lance Oppenheim
Some Kind of Heaven
Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
83% Positive
15 Reviews
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Jan 21, 2021
100
Some Kind Of Heaven is a surreal, visually sublime slice of life that offers escapism and subverts it in the same breath, an enduring portrait of a particular subculture the likes of which I haven’t seen probably since Wildwood, NJ. I spent virtually the entire 83 minutes laughing, slapping my forehead, or both.
Jan 19, 2021
85
All this seriousness about love, loss and the human needs that start up early and continue until the end aren’t without a sense of fun. Some Kind of Heaven’s glib punchlines (like its title) and aesthetic choices (like a voyeuristic camera and thrillery score accompanying Dennis’ more slimy schemes) work best when they’re paired with some nicely dry moments of undermining honesty.
May 17, 2021
80
It’d be easy to mistake the director’s deadpan observation for mocking, but the space he holds for the darker aspects of his characters’ individual stories helps to puncture any cultivated cutesyness.
Jan 14, 2021
78
Some Kind of Heaven effortlessly blends humor and pathos into a memorable and at times unsettling study on where life’s trajectory might land us, and that is a concept that deserves more than mild contemplation.
Jan 16, 2021
75
“Heaven” isn’t exactly an infomercial, but it’s not much deeper than that.
Jan 8, 2021
70
Oppenheim doesn’t waste much space on the upside. He aims straight for the undergrowth, and treats the Villages as one big Carl Hiaasen novel waiting to happen.
Jan 10, 2021
50
The film is most tragic and humorous when hints of the outside world break through the suffocatingly cheerful façade of the Villages.
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Universal Acclaim
80% Positive
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Jul 23, 2021
10
A monument of a documentary. Aside from its intoxicating style and riveting characters, the pacing of the documentary plays like a catchy tune by presenting and then pulling the emotional hooks keeping you wanting more all the way up to the credits. I cannot recommend it enough.
Jan 21, 2021
10
Incredible doc. excellent cinematography and editing. no narration or presence of the filmmakers, just the people the film follows. these people are fascinating ! incredibly human and relatable in so many different ways. the is a general tone of sadness and humor but everything is thought provoking and can be viewed in multiple ways. Maybe the best documentary film i've seen since Honeyland. if you enjoyed How To With John Wilson i think you'll love this
Production Company:
- 30WEST
- Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF)
- Protozoa Pictures
- The New York Times
- To Be Formed
Release Date:Jan 15, 2021
Duration:1 h 21 m
Awards
Docville
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
