Haven

Like the film, nothing special, but it gets the job done. I hate to say it, but first-time director Frank E. Flowers falls into the latter category. Kind of sad as the performances by all except the two lead characters are earnest. ... Full Review

like ensemble drama about the desperate, scheming characters who flock to the Cayman Islands....And the film boasts compelling performances-from Bruckner, and especially from Stephen Dillane as a wildly pragmatic money-man who radiates well-deserved cynicism..... ... Full Review

RoccoPassafuime@TheCinemaSource.com Every year, new filmmakers arise and every so often, a few have tremendous promise to bring a unique perspective to the craft. However, after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2004, it was subsequently shelved until exactly two years later when it finally got a limited release. ... Full Review

The talented Bobby Cannavale puts in a cameo as a Treasury Department enforcer on the trail of Carl.....Flowers' manic style, which leans towards fast cuts, dramatic low angles, pummeling music....A number of "heady" story threads weave their way through the film:.... ... Full Review

Despite boasting a large and impressive cast, including Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton....The film seems addicted to its own obsession with depicting glamour..... ... Full Review

Of course, a background in speech and debate didn't hurt in helping the aspiring actress to appear comfortable and collected in front of a crowd, and after winning a nationwide monologue contest Carter was invited to Vancouver to meet some high-profile agents and casting directors. ... Full Review

There is never a moment where the people involved seem to know what theyre doing; even the beautiful Cayman Islands scenery is distorted by needless handheld camera shots and bad digital video. In the first we meet the shady lawyer Mr. Allen (Stephen Dillane) and his shady client Carl Ridley (Bill Paxton), who have done some very bad things involving drug money and must leave the US to escape the police. ... Full Review

In fact the only enjoyable part of Haven Jessica Grose is the always-engaging, lonely-eyed Paxton. But even he spends most of the movie looking lost and confused, as if he's trying to figure out how his agent suckered him into taking the part. ... Full Review

Making movies like 'Haven' with Zoe and this great cast and getting to be a family on it was wonderful. The actor doesn't have any immediate plans to create his own production shingle, but would enjoy wearing the producer's hat in the future. ... Full Review

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. ... Full Review