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The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

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Reviews Counted:80

Fresh:35

Rotten:45

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: The Caveman's Valentine has an intriguing premise, but the film falls flat under the weight of its ambition.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language, some violence and sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 2, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Romulus Ledbetter (Samuel L. Jackson) is a schizophrenic homeless man who lives in a cave in a New York City park and believes that his nemesis is trying to control the world by projecting... Romulus Ledbetter (Samuel L. Jackson) is a schizophrenic homeless man who lives in a cave in a New York City park and believes that his nemesis is trying to control the world by projecting mind-control beams from the Chrysler Building. Romulus is also a Juilliard-trained pianist who retreated into a world of fantasy and paranoia when the stress of his professional and family lives became too much. When Romulus finds a young homeless man frozen to death outside his cave, the police write it off as an accident but Romulus investigates and discovers evidence of murder. While trying to reconcile with his policewoman daughter, Romulus sneakily investigates a trendy artist and his models for evidence of murder, blackmail, and more. Based on the novel by George Dawes Green, THE CAVEMAN'S VALENTINE is a unique trip into the disturbed but still highly intelligent mind of a character only Samuel L. Jackson could pull off. Director Kasi Lemmons, who previously directed Jackson in EVE'S BAYOU, takes us inside Romulus's mind using spectacular and jarring special effects, yet never letting the viewer forget the simple, human drama at the heart of the film. Offbeat and unique, THE CAVEMAN'S VALENTINE is a truly independent creation. [More]

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Tamara Tunie, Aunjanue Ellis, Colm Feore

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Tamara Tunie, Aunjanue Ellis, Colm Feore, Anthony Michael Hall, Ann Magnuson, Jay Rodan, Damir Andrei, Rodney Eastman, Peter MacNeill, Kate McNeil

Director: Kasi Lemmons

Director: Kasi Lemmons
Screenwriter: George Dawes Green
Producer: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens
Composer: Terence Blanchard
Studio: Universal Pictures

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05/13/03
Wilson Morales
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Loaded down with laughable caricatures and a plot as confused as its protagonist.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
03/08/01
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat

It seems like the kind of art film that might have been dreamed up by a feverish high schooler.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
03/01/01
Amy Taubin
Amy Taubin
Village Voice
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Really not much more than an urban Scooby Doo episode, only Shaggy is black and with far more facial hair.

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12/08/02
Anthony Miele
Anthony Miele
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Maddeningly inconsistent.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/16/01
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

What began as an exciting twist on the detective genre turns into not much more than pedestrian murder mystery.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/07/01
Daniel Steinhart
Daniel Steinhart
Film Journal International

Drastically overplotted and filled with unnecessary characters, which strangles the story.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
03/01/01
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Citysearch

Debut director Kasi Lemmons staged each scene with a fierce purity of excess, as if this elaborate joke is not only a career step but a vision.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
03/09/01
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

The plot lines that follow are so convoluted and ludicrous that one just gives up piecing it all together.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/09/01
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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A sophomore jinx for Lemmons, an overstuffed drama that fails to satisfy as a murder mystery or as a spiritual redemption saga of a homeless man, disappointingly played by Samuel Jackson (who was misdirected).

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05/31/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Watching the film, it's easy to imagine how a novel might make the unlikely plot machinations less ludicrous.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
03/09/01
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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While the picture beguiles the eye, it's much less successful in satisfying the brain.

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03/02/01
Frank Swietek
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