Such a salacious case would, of course, be prime fodder for an equally scandalous movie, so it’s quite a surprise that Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures is so clinical, insightful, and introspective.
Heavenly Creatures is based on the highly publicized Parker-Hulme murder case of 1954. In broad terms, the case involved 16-year-old Pauline Parker and her best friend, 15-year-old Juliet Hulme, who ...