Story of a turbulent summer for a rural Louisiana family seen through the eyes and memories of ten year old Eve (Jurnee Smollett). Eve's father (Samuel L Jackson) is a doctor who cannot keep his hands of his female patients, and her mother (Lynn Whitfield) has become fiercely protective of her three children as a result of a vision by her sister-in-law (Debbi Morgan) a gifted but cursed psychic who occasionally dabbles in voodoo.
More so than in most films the story as it is presented is not intended to be accepted as the literal retelling of events, it is meant to be seen as a story made up of memories colored by it's narrator, where visions, spirituality and voodoo all play a part.
The performances by Samuel L Jackson and Jurnee Smolett are very good, it is beautifully filmed with a good soundtrack. Impressive Directorial debut by Kasi Lemmons who also wrote the script.
More so than in most films the story as it is presented is not intended to be accepted as the literal retelling of events, it is meant to be seen as a story made up of memories colored by it's narrator, where visions, spirituality and voodoo all play a part.
The performances by Samuel L Jackson and Jurnee Smolett are very good, it is beautifully filmed with a good soundtrack. Impressive Directorial debut by Kasi Lemmons who also wrote the script.