Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 20, 2009 C-

Writer/director Frank E. Flowers loses track of his own narrative puzzle that includes a story about a shady but rich Floridian (Bill Paxton) with an 18-year-old daughter (Agnes Bruckner %u2013 "Blue Car") escaping to Grand Cayman from the feds who want t

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Felix Gonzalez Jr. DVD Review Jul 10, 2007

What the film lacks in dramatic depth it makes up for in its visuals, which keep viewer attention even when the story drags.

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Brian Tallerico UGO Mar 24, 2007

The audience just has to work a little too hard to see through the bad editing to the Haven that lies beneath, no matter how interesting and promising that movie may be.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Mar 3, 2007 C

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Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007

Flowers' manic style...leaves little room to consider what is actually going on beyond all the eye candy and sensory numbing.

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Les Wright culturevulture.net Oct 16, 2006

By the time this quasi Robert Altman-like meeting of unrelated characters happens -- and even if the viewer has kept track of all the characters -- it's hard to care about much of anything, other than knowing the film is nearly over.

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Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Oct 4, 2006 2/5

[Director Frank E.] Flowers is clearly talented, with an eye for local color, but grasp of character and psychology is tenuous, and his roundabout, double-back structure quickly grows tiresome and annoying...

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Victoria Alexander FilmsInReview.com Sep 29, 2006

A mess. Orlando Bloom had better get those Elves ears back on.

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M. K. Terrell Christian Science Monitor Sep 28, 2006 B-

Flowers's directorial debut is sometimes a little hard to follow, but shows genuine concern and hope for his native land.

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Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Sep 26, 2006 C-

The tone is moody and bleak, the characters are petty jackasses, and Flowers' heavy-handed messages about colonialism are trite.

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Alex Billington FirstShowing.net Sep 26, 2006 8.5/10

I can provide nothing but continual praise for Haven and its achievements in acting, directing, and writing, due largely to Frank E. Flowers and Orlando Bloom.

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Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly Sep 26, 2006 3/4

An extraordinary directorial debut that just may knock your socks off, or at least your flip-flops. ... Though Flowers may be accused of sensationalizing his subject, there's no denying his stunning cinematic flourishes.

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Sep 25, 2006 F

Likely to leave you scratching your head--not merely because the plot's so hard to follow but because you'll be wondering why anybody thought it was worth making.

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Nathan Rabin AV Club Sep 23, 2006 C-

Bloom is the giant void at the center of the film, and his laughable histrionics pull Haven firmly into camp territory.

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Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter Sep 23, 2006

The presence in the ensemble of Orlando Bloom, who also serves as a producer, could be an initial enticement, but his performance is one of the weakest in a mixed bag.

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Toddy Burton Austin Chronicle Sep 23, 2006 1/5

Lacking purpose or thoughtful complexity, Flowers' film is an overly ambitious mess.

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Timothy Knight Reel.com Sep 23, 2006 1.5/4

[Director Frank] Flowers seems more interested in playing with narrative chronology than developing an emotionally and thematically coherent storyline populated by multi-dimensional characters.

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Ted Fry Seattle Times Sep 22, 2006 1.5/4

An ineffective experiment about ugly things happening in a beautiful place.

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Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Sep 22, 2006 1/4

It's a muddled, disjointed and fairly undramatic film.

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Peter Debruge Miami Herald Sep 22, 2006 1.5/4

Flowers' 'style' suffers from attention deficit disorder, leaving just enough vital information for you to follow the convoluted plot. But just when one story gets rolling, he's off and chasing another.

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