Overacting, a sloppy ending, soap opera twists and a director trying to be too hip ultimately work against some good acting, mainly by the supporting cast, and what is a good fast-moving screenplay in the first two-thirds of the script to make for an OK film that had a lot going for it. There are some films which would be better if they ended at the 75 minute mark. I have to think "Heights" may be one such film. But, there is a great moment in the film when the title character goes into a hospital to check on someone she knows and gets caught up in red tape. We've all been there. Of course, people who are in the medical field may not sympathize with her as much as the rest of us. I think that one moment in the field captures what post-9/11 America is really all about-a bureaucratic nightmare devised of measures which are supposed to make us feel more secure. But, alas one great moment and a really talented, gorgeous Elizabeth Banks in the lead can only go so far.
