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Amos Lassen wrote on 03/30/2011:

“Heights” follows the lives of five characters on a full day in autumn in New York City. Isabel is a photographer who is in the quandary of having second thoughts about her upcoming marriage to a lawyer by the name of Jonathan. On the very same day, Isabel’s mother discovers that her husband has a new lover and she begins to have new thoughts about the choices she has made and the open marriage she is living in. The new women, Isabel and her mother, Diana come into contact with a young actor, Alec and Peter, a young journalist. As the plot continues the connections between the five characters are shown as each lets us into his life and they all must choose the kind of lives they want to live before daybreak the next day.
The movie explores the ennui and boredom of modern urban life and those emotional earthquakes that disrupt the lives of our characters. Deception and secrecy seem to be the roots of the troubles of the characters. Jonathan seems to be suffering the most—he is Jewish and his fiancée is not and she refuses to go see the rabbi before the wedding. The two just do not see eye to eye. Diana, Isabel’s mother, is a famous and admired actress and has an eye for young handsome men. When Alec auditions for a part in her new play, it is clear she likes him and not for his acting ability alone.
“Heights” is a film that succeeds because the story, the actors, the writing and the cast are all just fine—brilliant, in fact. The cast could not be better—Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden. George Segal, Isabella Rosselini, John Light all turn in excellent performances.
At its most basic the movie explores desires and the situations of the characters are held together by a character, a photogtapher, Benjamin Stone, who is never seen in the movie. His lover, Peter, tracks down models for an upcoming show and former models (who perhaps were also his lovers) so he can complete his memoirs. This is what ties the characters together. This is a powerful film even though the ending is somewhat of a downer because of the exposure of the characters earlier. It is a fine movie and a great character study.

cowboy wrote on 08/09/2010:

A bit late to review since this will be sold out when gone. If you saw Jessie Bradford in Swim Fan, in a raceing swin suit most of the time you know he's hot. He is a very good actor and I ejnoy his movies thought he isn't that popular.
Heights is a medley of stories and the kiss is very hot.
I don't write reviews cause most of the time I agree with what has already been writen.
Enjoy the movie and you'll have a nice art film in your collection.
By the way, in Swim Fam, Jessy's is shaved, you can see the dark stubble on his chest..

eighth wrote on 01/02/2006:

The fast-paced view of New York City is viewed here in a way that rings true in so many aspects of life everywhere. It is very believable (and true) that a man would be engaged to a woman with some sort of sordid past. How many "straight" men have we met in our lives that have a past with another person? Hmmm. It is always enjoyable to see a story where the characters become connected and intertwined in many ways to reveal the final outcome of the movie. The commentary on the movie gives a little more insight into the story itself and should be viewed for a greater perspective. A very good performance by Elizabeth Banks and Glenn Close is always great to watch for her dramatic acting. She is wonderful here both her Shakespearean acting as Lady MacBeth and her very real-to-life acting as Diana. A great film!

Green Giant wrote on 09/07/2005:

recently there have been three films -CRASH, HEIGHTS and HAPPY ENDINGS
all with a mulitude of characters and
a similar story structure. I saw all 3 and
enjoyed each one but if i had to choose my favorite it would definitely be HEIGHTS. everyone gives a top notch
performance but my hat goes off to James Marsden who as excels as Jonathan. this is Marsden's 2nd top notch performance in a gay/bi role. the 1st being 24TH DAY.
you never doubt he loves his fiance Isabelle played by Elizabeth Banks but the viewer can tell
something is up. but I won't spoil it and
mention how the situation is eventually
resolved. other cast members of note are Glenn Close as a aging Broadway diva who has her own marital problems
and Jesse Bradford as the upstairs neighbor to Jonathan and Isabelle. Two
"eye candy" highlights are a very
sensual passionate kiss between Marsden and Bradford and Marsden's extended barechested scene which opens the film. Marsden quite simply has
one of the best bods on any Generation X actor.