You need to go into this movie with an idea of its intentions and I think you'll have a good time. It's not intended to be serious action, romance, or whatever. I started laughing when the hair clippers came out and didn't stop smiling till the end. I read an interview with the director where he says they went through the screenplay and took out all the references that would normally clue you in to whether a scene is to be action, romance, etc., and thus the audience laughs and immediately feels they shouldn't have. I think more accurately, some of them can't figure out whether they're laughing with the director or AT the director. Have faith that you're laughing with him. And personally, I think the straightness with which the scenes are played doesn't destroy the satire, but makes it all the more biting and self-referential. I didn't notice the booms, but I did see a ramp that helps make a motorcycle accident a little more dramatic, and I think it was all intentional. It's just too perfectly bad. The movie is almost as self-destructive as the main characters. So go into it expecting some sort of post-modern experiment, laugh at the absurdness of it all, and you can't help but enjoy this...whatever it is.
Review of Heaven's Burning
