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Haven
Directed by: Frank E. Flowers
Starring: Orlando Bloom
Genre:
Drama
Run Time: 115
min.
Release Date:
September 2006
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Reviewed by
Byron Merritt |
Nonlinear storytelling has
become fairly common in cinema, but HAVEN adds a few more levels.
Most notable is the wonderful acting and great script. It isn’t
excellent or mind-blowing, but entertainment-wise it certainly draws one
in.
Orlando Bloom (LORD
OF THE RINGS) stars as Shy, a young man given that name
when he witnessed his father bludgeoned to death and then didn’t speak
for years. Now grown into a somewhat respectable young fellow, he lives
on a small Caribbean island where he works as a boat cleaner.
Intersecting with his life is that of Andrea (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
DEAD MAN’S CHEST), a beautiful native islander who’s family is
fairly-well moneyed and protects her as if she were a princess. When
they discover that Shy and Andrea are secret lovers, they immediately
attack Shy, leaving him facially scarred.
Carl Ridley (Bill Paxton, TWISTER) and his daughter Pippa (Agnes
Buckner, THE IRIS EFFECT) just celebrated Pippa’s 18th birthday. But all
is wrong with their world. Carl has some shady business dealings and the
treasury department is hot on his heels, thus forcing them to leave
their Florida home and flee to the Caribbean.
All of these people’s lives are destined to intersect in interesting and
often deadly ways. But the beginning of the film is actually the end,
and the end just the beginning. We’re introduced to this fact about 3/4
of the way through the movie as we start witnessing similar events but
seen in more detail or through another character’s viewpoint.
The film is really about love and all the terrible things that can
result because of this strange emotion. Whether it’s young love, the
love of a father for his daughter, the love of money, or forbidden love
(i.e., closet gay), Haven takes us deep into the terrible ties that bind
love to all of us.
Well acted and with a writer/director only 27 years of age, this is a
moderately impressive first look at Frank E. Flowers’ film-making
abilities.
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DVD cost: $24.99
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Newsworthy:
Haven was filmed entirely
in the West Indies, and was written and directed by native Caymanian
Frank E. Flowers.
Movie Quote: "I
loved your sister! Was that such a terrible thing?!"
Other Actors/Actresses
from Haven
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