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The
Caveman's Valentine
DVD from Universal Studios
starring Samuel
L. Jackson, Colm
Feore
directed by Kasi
Lemmons
Published: 02 September, 2003
Samuel L. Jackson gives a virtuoso performance in this intensely visual
suspense film. Jackson stars as Romulus Ledbetter, a brilliant musician
whose mental demons have driven him onto the streets. When Ledbetter finds
a murdered man outside the cave he calls home one morning, he is compelled
to find the real killer. While interesting enough to hold the viewer's
attention, the mystery of The Caveman's Valentine is a distant third to
Jackson's performance and the film's sumptuous visuals. The film is gorgeously
shot, and lights and abstract images are effectively used to show Romulus's
beautiful but tormented inner world. While the plot does take a silly leap
of logic or two, Romulus's illness and the strain it puts on his family
are sensitively and realistically handled. His all-too-real run-ins with
his policewoman daughter are nicely contrasted with his visions of his
ex-wife, who serves as a combination of Greek chorus and muse. If one is
willing to suspend a little disbelief here and there, this picture is well
worth a look. --Ali Davis - Amazon.com |
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