Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

GazerRise Fantastic!

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

juneebuggy This is one of those movies that makes me mad because I had to struggle through it and then was left with a non-ending. It's a Romeo & Juliet-ish story following a young fisherman (Orlando Bloom) and the daughter(Zoe Saldana) of a powerful island family, who fall in love much to the displeasure of the girls brother. It's an okay drama that ends up being very frustrating as I have no idea what happened to anyone, it just ends with no resolution. Does Shy get his girl? Does he get caught? Does he die fishing on Friday the 13th? What about Bill Paxton, did he get away with the loot? Did his daughter stay on Cayman?Anyways. I had been curious to see this since it takes place in the Cayman Islands and I lived there for 4 years. This version of CI however is very different to my experiences while there. It was fun to see some familiar sights but I never did see any Caymanians just Jamaicans and other ex-pats playing the part. I also had a hard time believing these characters were in high-school. Red Sail sports is transformed into a fishing charter. 09.13

renarf I was channel surfing last night and ran across this movie on Starz. I was utterly captivated by it - so much so that I went out to Rotten Tomatoes to see how it had been reviewed. I was totally shocked to find that it came in at 12% (rotten).I agree with some of the other comments that compare the overall style and altered timeline to Tarantino's work. It also put me in mind of both Crash and Babel, where the ensemble cast are all tied together by intricate twists of circumstance and and fate, eventually resolving into a common plot theme.The first thing I loved about this movie was the acting. All of the actors were wholly believable in the roles they played - Paxton, Bloom and Saldana especially so. The directing and the leaps forward and backward in time were confusing at turns, but if you stick with the movie it all comes together nicely. The second thing I loved about this movie was its location - the Cayman Islands. Far from portraying it as a vacationer's paradise, I felt Flowers captured the tone and tenor of life in the Caymans which expanded the movie's believability immensely.All I can say is this - if you were a fan of either Crash or Babel, I suspect you'll like this movie - it's worth your time to watch it!

lordelm3lmeen i saw the DVD of the movie at the DVD store and thought lets give it a try. after i watched it i was really inspired it was fantastic. i really cant believe how its getting such a bad rating. i believe its narration is breathtaking. its very similar to the one in crash but even more complex. u cant really get a grip on whats going on but u r so into it. until the endings where every thing becomes obvious. the acting is solid. and i think only novel readers can enjoy this. the editing reminds me of Marty's movies very not smooth at all. whats really interesting is how the relationship or the interaction between characters really affect others destinies and attitudes. the two guys on the bike very tastefull I'm gonna go watch the movie again.

Sherazade Try and get over the seemingly drug induced headache manner with which the movie is filmed and behind that shell you'll find quite a good story. At first when I began watching this, my head hurt so much I almost stopped watching like 15 minutes into it, but as soon as I realised that the spasming film shots were intentional and very key to the plot, I got used to it. Nevermind the fact that I had to use the English subtitles button for some of the thick Cayman Lingo, the film-makers must have realised that this would be a problem as well because it wasn't too long before I noticed that they too had added in their own involuntary subtitles & translations in many scenes. And the drug use + the swearing, my goodness, trust me it's not for the faint hearted.But beside all of that, there is the story of a shady business man and his lawyer who have come to the Cayman Islands to seek refuge from the FBI due to their bad dealings. As a footnote for those who don't know, the Cayman Islands are infamous for their 18th Century imposed "No Taxation" laws which they have extended to none native patrons (hence the HAVEN that has been provided for the business men). Such over friendly and kind gestures turn out to be what has contributed to the decline in the standard of living in the Cayman Islands, with all kinds of crime and corruption on the rise. The movie is shot in such as way that, you're viewing the end of the movie within the first few minutes, you just don't know it yet. Everything is pieced in later, because everything and everybody are connected. Though the film is a melting pot of all the characters it showcases, it all really belongs to Bloom, his acting in this is just superb that for once you see past his boyish charm to his talent. Saldana also shows some promise.The business man Carl Ridley (played by Bill Paxton) and his daughter Pippa (played by Agnes Bruckner) try to start over but things go horribly awry when Pippa, the wayward teen teams up with another wayward Island teen named Fritz ( played by Victor Rasuk) and soon get into trouble. Fritz, while at Pippa's house spies on Carl stashing away a ton of stolen money, then alerts some Island thugs about the dough and they begin to make plans on how to steal it. Meanwhile, a fisherman named Shy (played by Orlando Bloom finally in his element) has his hands full trying to keep his head while romancing Andrea (played by Zoe Saldana) the daughter of his boss. The problem for the two lovers is that Shy is White & Andrea is Black, add to that the fact that Andrea's brother Hammer (played by Anthony Mackie) can't stand Shy + the fact that Andrea is the boss's daughter. Shy, eye candy to the highest order also attracts the attention of Patrick (played by Lee Ingleby) who turns out to be the son of Mr. Allen (played by Stephen Dillane) Carl Ridley's lawyer. Bobby Cannavale plays the head of the FBI team hot on Ridley and Allen's trail, you'll have to watch to find out who sells who out and who is the wiser. Serena Scott Thomas, Joy Bryant and Rachel Miner round out the cast with noteworthy co-starring roles.