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Movie Review .....
Haven

  • In theaters Sept 22nd, 2006
  • Rated R for language, drug use, sexual content and some violence
  • Run Time : 115 Min
  • 3 out of 5

    • Review by guest writer Stephanie Stephens. Check out her bio below.



    Main Photo The only thing I knew about the movie Haven, written and directed by Frank E. Flowers, as I walked into the theatre was that it starred Orlando Bloom. While thinking about Bloom my mind automatically remembers his work in movies such as Elizabethtown and Pirates of the Caribbean, both of which make you laugh, smile, and just have a good time. Haven is something quite different.

      Pic 1 The movie starts with two business men (played by Bill Paxton and Stephen Dillane) who flee to the Cayman Islands to escape the police and some major jail time. On the island, Shy (Bloom) has fallen in love with Andrea (played by the lovely Zoe Saldana), the daughter of his boss. She has just legally become a woman and that first night changes everything. Her loss of innocence leads the rest of the people around her into a downward spiral of hate and violence, which inevitably results in a crime that affects the entire nation.

      Cusack / Lane What distracted me the most about this film is how it was filmed. The actors did a wonderful job, but at times I felt that the camera’s quick movements and loss of focus distracted from the scenes. I spent a majority of the movie trying to decide if it added to the ambiance of the island or just caused me to have a headache and feel dizzy. Also, while walking out of the theatre I heard many people muttering questions to one another, trying to figure everything out. It gets a little confusing at times, almost as if you’re watching two films at once; as though they had an idea for a movie but didn’t have enough materials so they added a new story line and wove them together. Due to this, I am giving Haven a rating of 3 out of 5.

    Haven is rated R for language, drug use, sexual content, and some violence. It is not a movie you would want to bring your younger siblings to watch. If you are offended by the big “F” bomb, you will more than likely not enjoy this movie as it is said at least once in every other scene.

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