Caveman's Valentine (2001)
Crime | Drama | Music | Mystery | Thriller

"Jackson is at His Best inia Clever Whodunit!" -US Weekly

In this spine-tingling and visually stunning thriller, Academy Award®-nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Unbreakable, Shaft, Pulp Fiction delivers a "full-throttle performance" (People) as Romulus Ledbetter, a misunderstood musician turned recluse, hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave.

When Romulus finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree, the authorities - including his police officer daughter (Aunjanne Ellis) - claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by prominent art photographer David Leppenraub (Colm Feore). But how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?

Directed by Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou) and from the Edgar Award-winning novel, The Caveman's Valentine is an "ingenious thriller" hails the San Francisco Examiner, "Samuel L. Jackson is nothing short of astonishing!"

User Comment: dbriel from Hamburg, Germany, 31 October 2003 • "Caveman's Valentine" is one of the best psychological portraits I've ever watched. And I've watched a lot of them, since i love that type of film. Jackson does a excellent part, taking the viewer through the mind and thoughts of a schizophrenic. Never before have I seen an actor play a role, the way Jackson does here. You feel like being able to follow his twisted mind games, although you sometimes can't be sure what is real and what's not. I like Jackson as an actor before, but now i have to admit, that I've always underestimated him. His performance is just incredible. The way he acts, you feel like every little part of this character is just as real as he is. To all the people out there, who haven't seen this movie: Watch it or you don't know what excellent acting is!

Summary: One of the best films ever seen.

[CSW] -4- One of the best psychological portraits I've ever watched and I'm picky. It really does taking the viewer through the mind and thoughts of a schizophrenic and from an insider's/outsider's viewpoint you have no idea how it will turn out, which only adds to the tension.

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