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Actress Kasi Lemmons made an auspicious debut as a writer and director with this delicately handled, wrenchingly emotional drama, hailed by critic Roger Ebert as one of the best films of 1997. Eve's Bayou begins with ominous narration: 'The summer I killed my father, I was 10 years old.' From that point the story moves backward in time and memory to Louisiana in 1962, when a young girl named Eve (Jurnee Smollett) witnesses a shocking act on the part of her womanizing father (Samuel L. Jackson). But what really happened? And can Eve be certain about what she saw when there is more than one interpretation of the facts? Less a mystery than a study of deeply rooted emotions rising to the surface to affect an entire family, the film has the quality of classic Southern literature, with layers of memory unfolding to reveal a carefully guarded truth. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - It has so much promise, yet it fails to deliver...
I walked into `Eve's Bayou' with high expectations. One of my film snob friends (I can call him that, he's cool with it) said that this was one of the greatest ensemble pieces of all time, and while I wasn't really sure what all the movie was about and had really heard nothing about it, I took his word for it anyways and decided to give it a watch through.
Sadly, I think he was wrong; dead wrong.
I will say this for the movie; I actually thought that its premise was smart, ... Read More
Rating:  - Secrets, Misunderstandings & Tragedy
When a young girl inadvertently sees her father in a clandestine moment, she is affected in many ways. When she confides in her older sister, her observations are dismissed. From there, we see a gradual decline of the family trust, as the secrets are maintained and the young girl turns to black magic, in the form of a voodoo specialist.
All the secrets emerge in a twisted fashion, against a backdrop of magical elements...And when the family ties are broken and tragedy strikes, nothing will ... Read More
Rating:  - Review of Eve's Bayou
Superb writing, directing, and acting abound in this ensemble movie. Samuel L. Jackson and Lynn Whitfield lead the cast as husband-wife and parents who remain in love with each other but whose relationship is strained. But it is a wonderfully talented young Jurnee Smollett who is the real superstar. The movie develops through young Eve's eyes and combines family love and devotion, childhood and pre-teen conflict, with the devastating consequences (both inside and outside the family) of ongoing infidelities. ... Read More
Rating: - LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!
One of my ALL TIME favorite movies ever made. Brilliant acting by the whole cast.
Rating: - It' great!
The product came in a timely fashion. It was exactly what I wanted and in good condition.
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I am a satisfied customer!
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