Heights

The film is one of those interlocking dramas where all of the characters are involved in each other's lives, if only they knew it. We know, and one of our pleasures is waiting for the pennies to drop.

Glenn Close...her masterful performance ultimately stands as this solidly acted ensemble's apex.

...Chris Terrio’s movie sets Isabel’s day at the center of five intersecting lives. It makes some too tidy connections, via familiar literary references...

...Heightspossesses a rich affection for the theatre and so hinges on the performances of its actors.

Terrio keeps the multiple stories flowing smoothly, and the setting goes a long way to justify the web of fortuitous interconnections...