Synopsis
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
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Cast
- Samuel L. JacksonRomulus
- Colm FeoreLeppenraub
- Ann MagnusonMoira
- Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorLulu
- Tamara TunieSheila
- Anthony Michael HallBob
- Erik LaRay HarveyYoung Rom
- Rodney EastmanMatthew
- Jay RodanJoey / No Face
- Lyriq BentSeraph Dancer
- 75
New York Post
Holds less water as a mystery because its plot holes - and choppy pacing - make it seem as disconnected from reality as its hero. But Jackson is so frighteningly effective, and affecting, as Romulus that you're sucked in anyway. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
So suggestively atmospheric is Amelia Vincent's cinematography and Robin Standefer's art direction that mood -- and of course Jackson's performance -- sustains the movie. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
There is pleasure in giving oneself up to the gusty swirls of the film's imagery, and especially to the handsome grandeur of its star. - 63
Chicago Tribune
The movie loses its magic by the time the solution is revealed. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Overall it's a frustratingly uneven movie, delicate at one moment and bluntly obvious the next. - 40
Los Angeles Times
As impressive as Jackson is and as thought-provoking as director Kasi Lemmons' movie is, it's ultimately satisfying neither as a genre piece nor as an art film. - 30
Film.com
It may have a good liberal conscience, and genuine sympathy for the rare perspective of a homeless person, but this movie is a fundamentally sentimental exercise. - 30
Chicago Reader
Kasi Lemmons directed this tepid thriller, whose only genuinely creepy aspect is its cavalier and uninformed use of mental illness and classical music to heighten the meager suspense.