Cover

 (2007)


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  • Critics Rating 3 critics
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User Reviews

Wow
Oct 19, 2008
leka1622 - imdb.com
I really was surprised by this movie. It kept my attention. I kept wanting to know what was going to happen next. THis movie deals very closely to a social issue that is harming the black community. even though some parts... Full review
Just misses being good and ends up being a mess
Jul 30, 2008
dbborroughs - imdb.com
Church going house wife is arrested and charged with murder. Things become complicated as her neat little life begins to unravel and when its clear the Assistant District Attorney prosecuting the case doesn't care if she's guilty since he's looking to... Full review
well meaning but too contrived to be truly convincing
Jul 29, 2008
Roland E. Zwick - imdb.com
Bill Duke's "Cover" is like an urbanized, African-American version of "Brokeback Mountain" - only this time told from the viewpoint of the initially clueless spouse rather than the two male lovers. Aunjanue Ellis plays a deeply religious woman whose life and... Full review

Critics Reviews

| May 12, 2008
3 Black Chicks
Cover also features performances from Academy Award®-winner Louis Gossett Jr. the emotionally charged thriller Cover premieres on DVD May 13th from Fox Home Entertainment ... Full Review
| Feb 21, 2008
metromix.com
Bottom line: Poorly made on a severely low budget, "Cover" takes justifiable anger over marital betrayal and turns it into laughably overwrought melodrama-it's entertaining in a way the filmmakers probably weren't intending. Catch it: If you love to see singers who "act," RnB stars Patti LaBelle and Mya both have superfluous supporting roles here. ... Full Review
| Feb 15, 2008
blackfilm.com
For Cover, directed by veteran director Bill Duke, is an unintentionally funny, flashback flick which is practically impossible to take seriously at face value. However, the goings-on bear such little resemblance to reality, that I was often unsure what genre of movie I was even watching. ... Full Review

News

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filmmonthly.com2008-04-27
Visit the official site here .Homosexuality in the black community had traditionally been a subject that was discussed in hushed tones, especially in the church. ... Full Article

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mtv.com2008-02-22
A woman accused could be either a killer or a victim in this psychological drama from director Bill Duke. Valerie Maas (Aunjanue Ellis) is a God-fearing housewife and artist who one day finds herself in a situation she never imaged... ... Full Article

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slantmagazine.com2008-02-13
Bill Duke's latest doesn't have a clue: Fo shizzle, if it doesn't attain the well-deserved status of a camp classic, only the straight-to-video aesthetic will be to blame. ... Full Article

Though an official release date hasn't been announced or whether or not the film will go to the theaters or straight to DVD, but Director Bill Duke's down-low film , 'Cover' , is slated to come out this year. ... Full Article

Born in South Bend, Indiana on July 30, 1964, Vivica Anjanetta Fox is of both Native and African-American heritage. After graduating from Arlington High School in Indianapolis, she moved to California to attend Golden West College just south of Los... ... Full Article

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