based on the standardized HEAT (1995) rating scale this film receives 3 HEAT points
base criteria:
1 point for serious or elaborate crime
1 point for very serious yelling that happens frequently or functions importantly to the plot
1 point due to the film’s sad ending
additionally, a half bonus HEAT point has been awarded for each of the following:
- America is a terrible despotic empire powered by fools and racists and this is put on full display in…
based on the standardized HEAT (1995) rating scale this film receives 5 HEAT points
base criteria:
1 point for serious or elaborate crime
1 point for very serious yelling that happens frequently or functions importantly to the plot
1 point for the film’s great pacing
1 point because a protagonist has a ponytail
1 point due to the film’s sad ending
based on the standardized HEAT (1995) rating scale this film receives 5 1/2 HEAT points
base criteria:
1 point for serious or elaborate crime
1 point for very serious yelling that happens frequently or functions importantly to the plot
1 point for the film’s great pacing
1 point because a protagonist has a ponytail
additionally, a bonus HEAT point has been added for Laura Dern’s expansive & enveloping performance.
furthermore, an additional half bonus HEAT point has been added due to the film depicting an internal landscape and dream logic so similar to my own experiences in deep meditation & therapy that it felt incredibly personal.
based on the standardized HEAT (1995) rating scale this film receives 4 HEAT points
base criteria:
1 point for serious or elaborate crime
1 point for the film’s great pacing
1 point due to the film’s sad ending
additionally, a bonus HEAT point has been added for Harmony Korine’s cameo
