The scenario is amusing and primed for storytelling, and all throughout the small length is sufficient mild humor to provide entertainment. There are also dubious recurring themes of sexism, racism, xenophobia, and the inhumanity of established law - all generally glossed over with equally questionable casual indifference, only partly repudiated, and capped off with bizarre (dimwitted and unintentional) gaslighting. The movie is scarcely over one hour long, and is so generally modest in craft and content that it's difficult to find words for discussion without betraying narrative details. Both for better and for worse, 'Heaven with a barbed wire fence' is a bit of a curiosity.
Like everything else here, plot development is very moderate - coming at its own pace, and no sooner. There's not a great deal to the narrative, but it's suitable enough to keep us watching. The performances aren't terribly striking overall, seeming like little more than straight repetition of lines. Only Jean Rogers and Raymond Walburn give any meaningful personality to their characters in their portrayals - it's not much, but I suppose it will do.
And... that's about it.
This isn't a bad movie. But it's hardly remarkable, and not truly noteworthy in any way; it's not really worth taking time to consider writing, direction, or technical aspects, because by the time you do, the movie's over. There's no reason to seek it out, but I guess it's marginally worthwhile if you chance upon it. Keeping in mind firstly that it's not particularly engaging, and secondly the inclusion of some suspect substance - 'Heaven with a barbed wire fence' is a little middling, and a little iffy, but slightly better than not. Take that as you will.
Like everything else here, plot development is very moderate - coming at its own pace, and no sooner. There's not a great deal to the narrative, but it's suitable enough to keep us watching. The performances aren't terribly striking overall, seeming like little more than straight repetition of lines. Only Jean Rogers and Raymond Walburn give any meaningful personality to their characters in their portrayals - it's not much, but I suppose it will do.
And... that's about it.
This isn't a bad movie. But it's hardly remarkable, and not truly noteworthy in any way; it's not really worth taking time to consider writing, direction, or technical aspects, because by the time you do, the movie's over. There's no reason to seek it out, but I guess it's marginally worthwhile if you chance upon it. Keeping in mind firstly that it's not particularly engaging, and secondly the inclusion of some suspect substance - 'Heaven with a barbed wire fence' is a little middling, and a little iffy, but slightly better than not. Take that as you will.