South of Heaven
- 2021
- 2h
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.5K
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Convicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year o... Read allConvicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life - unfortunately it's not that simple.Convicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life - unfortunately it's not that simple.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 2 nominations total
Pete O. Partida
- Carlos
- (as Pete O Partida)
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It's sad to see so many ppl not appreciating this fine film. Us older folks remember classic stories, like South of Heaven, that portray real people faced with extraordinary challenges. Old westerns come to mind, where the hero is thrown into a predicament that can't easily be fixed.
This film is a modern day tragedy with realistic characters. Several times the hero did act on instinct. Consistently did the villain remain treacherous-while revealing his softer side, as did the heart of Annie remain true.
Believable supporting cast, music that compliments the action and a script that hit all the beats.
The direction of this film, the script, acting, score and cinematography all combined to deliver an emotional drama that entertains.
Are there flaws in this movie? A couple small question marks but even those are forgiven without taking away from the overall story.
I really wish filmmakers would make more pictures like this. My wife and I are only 59 but we were engrossed watching this because it's not b.s. Gangsters sometimes have heart and good guys sometimes become a badass to get the job done.
The kid trying to live up to his dad's reality was another nice touch.
Lotta good stuff goin' in this movie.
**to the loser bashing this film.."step off punk." Jason proved he's just as good at drama as he is at T. Lasso.
To the entire cast n crew-Job well done, we thank you!
This film is a modern day tragedy with realistic characters. Several times the hero did act on instinct. Consistently did the villain remain treacherous-while revealing his softer side, as did the heart of Annie remain true.
Believable supporting cast, music that compliments the action and a script that hit all the beats.
The direction of this film, the script, acting, score and cinematography all combined to deliver an emotional drama that entertains.
Are there flaws in this movie? A couple small question marks but even those are forgiven without taking away from the overall story.
I really wish filmmakers would make more pictures like this. My wife and I are only 59 but we were engrossed watching this because it's not b.s. Gangsters sometimes have heart and good guys sometimes become a badass to get the job done.
The kid trying to live up to his dad's reality was another nice touch.
Lotta good stuff goin' in this movie.
**to the loser bashing this film.."step off punk." Jason proved he's just as good at drama as he is at T. Lasso.
To the entire cast n crew-Job well done, we thank you!
Sudeikis, refreshingly, doesn't exactly fit the role of a convict on parole that wants to spend a year with his lifelong love, Lilly. But everyone is a caricature of the role that they play and it tanks the possibilities of the crime/thriller part of the film.
I don't know how Aharon Keshales got the money to hire A-list actors, but the money was all spent on the lead.
Nothing was spent on sets, music, sound, editing... and the decision to direct his own script was a disaster.
This needed a massive rewrite to fix plot holes and a serious director and cinematographer to make it more Cormac McCarthy.
Bad bad bad.
Evangeline Lily is always great and Jason did well in a serious role, but the plot and tempo and lack of chemistry was more a director problem than an actor problem.
Sad to see something this bad hit Sudeikas' career right now.
Total waste of time.
Nothing was spent on sets, music, sound, editing... and the decision to direct his own script was a disaster.
This needed a massive rewrite to fix plot holes and a serious director and cinematographer to make it more Cormac McCarthy.
Bad bad bad.
Evangeline Lily is always great and Jason did well in a serious role, but the plot and tempo and lack of chemistry was more a director problem than an actor problem.
Sad to see something this bad hit Sudeikas' career right now.
Total waste of time.
"South of Heaven" tells a story of a criminal who got out of prison, and is dragged back into the world of crime. However, the focus is the love story, so it is better conceptualised as a romance film with a criminal protagonist. This is perhaps why people who are expecting adrenaline end up being disappointed by this film.
I gave it a 7.3, out of ten because the editing and unanswered q s. But, I think the woman(Anne)was astounding, and only did I find out in the credits that it was actually Evangeline Lilly, thus began my mind to be blown. Wow! Great performance!!!
I rented it from our local library and saw Sudeikus on the front cover at a glance so I grabbed it. Played it wee hours of the morning and I will look to purchase it. Hit all emotions, and Jason can do drama like Bill Murray and honestly I didn't recognize her that it was her.
And IMDB employees and owners, change it so we can rate with the decimal point!!!
I rented it from our local library and saw Sudeikus on the front cover at a glance so I grabbed it. Played it wee hours of the morning and I will look to purchase it. Hit all emotions, and Jason can do drama like Bill Murray and honestly I didn't recognize her that it was her.
And IMDB employees and owners, change it so we can rate with the decimal point!!!
Did you know
- TriviaThe original title, Till Death, was changed to avoid confusion with Till Death (2021) starring Megan Fox.
- GoofsThe Hitachi nail gun used at Honest Franks shop is an air compressed roofing gun which only fits up to 1+3/4 inch coiled roofing nails, not the singe 5 inch galvanized nail shot through Franks hand.and the arm rest.
- SoundtracksWild Heart
Performed by Grace Askew
Written by Grace Askew (as Grace Charlotte Askew)
Courtesy of the artist by arrangement with Marmoset
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- Till Death
- Filming locations
- Windy Ridge - Maypearl, Texas, USA(Annie's house)
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- Runtime2 hours
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- 2.35 : 1
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