Okay, let's start with the good words about "Heights": it's slick, stylish, absorbing, observant, and well-acted. Now let's write one not-so-good word: it's also inconsequential. In the best movies of this type (multi-character dramas where the characters cross paths, knowingly or inadvertently), every character is equally important (see "Short Cuts"); in "Heights", it becomes clear after a while that the focus is really on Elizabeth Banks (very beautiful), James Mardsen, Glenn Close and Jesse Bradford, while some of the other big names in the cast have insignificant (Eric Bogosian, George Segal) or even practically cameo (Isabella Rossellini) parts. Once the story of the principal four players is concluded, the others are forgotten and the movie ends. But it does hold your interest all the way through. Not recommended for homophobic viewers. *** out of 4.
Review of Heights
