Haven

Name: Haven
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: September 15, 2006
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Agnes Bruckner, Bill Paxton, Orlando Bloom, Zoe Saldana

2006

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Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: September 15, 2006 | R

Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Bill Paxton, Orlando Bloom, Zoe Saldana

Summary: Written and directed by native Caymanian Frank E. Flowers, and filmed entirely in the 100-square mile West Indies paradise, Haven is an edgy, suspenseful, viscerally gripping ensemble film in which unconnected lives intersect and ignite a violent chain of events that turns tranquility into chaos. In an instant, greed collides with innocenceWritten and directed by native Caymanian Frank E. Flowers, and filmed entirely in the 100-square mile West Indies paradise, Haven is an edgy, suspenseful, viscerally gripping ensemble film in which unconnected lives intersect and ignite a violent chain of events that turns tranquility into chaos. In an instant, greed collides with innocence and passion goes up against those who forbid it, and all at once an idyllic tropical refuge becomes anything but safe. (Yari Film Group Releasing)… Expand

Director: Frank E. Flowers

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 115 min

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Kyle Smith

Those expecting an exhilarating, "Pulp Fiction"-style wrap-up will also be disappointed. Instead, Flowers gives us the impression - as the end of "Traffic" did - that we've just taken a few turns on a merry-go-round of doom that is going to keep spinning long after the movie ends. Read full review

Michael Ordona

Haven is far from perfect, with some uncomfortable pacing, wayward accents and less-than-satisfying denouements. But it's a refreshing, character-driven antidote to the late-summer movie-house blahs, and Flowers looks like a talent worth watching. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Furiously crossing and double-crossing, the two main story lines never quite fuse or comment on each other. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Flowers' ''style'' suffers from attention deficit disorder, leaving just enough vital information for you to follow the convoluted plot. But just when one story gets rolling, he's off and chasing another. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Like a mango rotting in the sun, Frank Flowers' squishy Caribbean thriller has been sitting on the shelf long enough to attract suspicion. Bite into it at your own risk. Read full review

Luke Y. Thompson

As a director, newcomer Frank E. Flowers shows a flair for visuals and characters, but as a writer, he needs work. The Tarantinoesque nonlinear structure he employs would be risky even in Quentin's hands, and is downright self-sabotaging here. Read full review

Toddy Burton

Lacking purpose or thoughtful complexity, Flowers' film is an overly ambitious mess. Read full review

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M.E

Sep 21, 2006

I loved it. It was different from the simplitic neat predictable plots. It was was far from perfect but perfect is boring. I loved to the ending. I love movies that highlight the everyday drama of life.