Its compelling mix of trial movie, escape movie and unexpected fable ensures the film never feels draggy.

Heaven doesn't exactly reign on high, but it does make for a soul-searching experience.

Seems to have less to do with lived moral dilemmas than with the smug piety of its makers.

A great deal of commotion is organized to conceal the fact that the filmmaker has little to say about contemporary life in general or even his own individual life and circumstances.