Nessieldwi
Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
Numerootno
A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
Brenda
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
gavin6942
The story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis (Sam Jackson). Though he is married to beautiful Roz, he has a weakness for attractive female patients. One night Louis trysts with married and sexy Metty Mereaux, not knowing that he is observed by his youngest daughter Eve, who is there by accident.The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with Chicago Sun-Times' Roger Ebert naming it the best film of 1997. Despite the praise, it seems to have been largely forgotten, and did not merit a single Oscar nomination that year. Going in to the picture today (2016), I had never heard of it, nor did I have a clue what it was about.The best part of this movie is that you can never be sure how much is real. Because most of it is told through the eyes of a 10-year old, some things may be misunderstood or distorted. A second viewing might be helpful.
eyeofmyangels
Kasi Lemmons has invigorated and enriched her debut film, "Eve's Bayou", through the use of a thousand details, a strong sense of time and place, outstanding characterizations and a display of energy and cinematic flair that marks an advance on any other film released in 1997. Lemmons works with such piercing fervor and intelligence that "Eve's Bayou" just about transcends its tidy moral design."Eve's Bayou" is as good a compromise of fact and fiction as you could hope for -- and still call it a movie. Lemmons directed this with a single-mindedness and attention to detail that makes it riveting. She doesn't make the mistake of adding cornball little subplots to popularize the material; she knows she has a great story, and she tells it with such realism that feels like we're apart of the Batiste family. This is a powerful story, one of 1997's best films, told with great clarity and acted like a finely tuned powerful fire(bravo Debbi Morgan).
throughtheyellowgate
Kasi Lemmons ''Eve's Bayou,'' is an elegant and deeply disquieting drama that became 1997's highest grossing independent film. The tenuous bonds that hold the Batiste, a highly accomplished African-American family, together have finally come undone. Spouses cheat; secrets are held -- lies are told ; parents and children share households but have no common ground.Beautifully acted as it is, "Eve's Bayou" still elects to keep its characters and their emotions at a distance. They remain as hidden from the viewer as they are from one another, which is an essential part of the film's disturbing power. Mrs. Lemmons daringly chooses to keep her story's motivational mysteries unexplained, leaving this richly observed film open to the viewer's assessments. Yet the sense of imbalance is ever-present and strong. Films like "Eve's Bayou" are not easily summarized; they don't have that slick "high concept" one-sentence peg that makes them easy to sell. Maybe all I've said still leaves you wondering what the movie is about. But some of the best movies are like this: They show everyday life, carefully observed, and as we grow to know the people in the film, maybe we find out something about ourselves. The fact that Lemmons is able to combine these qualities with turmoil, loneliness and even tragedy make the movie very rare.
overthehillsomewhere
"Eve's Bayou" is perfect down to the last detail, but lovers of popcorn movies may pass "Eve's Bayou" without notice. The film is, against all odds, hopeful even while quietly stirring outrage. It's a deceptively passive movie that quietly moves mountains behind the scenes. Under the skillful hand of writer-director Kasi Lemmons, layers are revealed -- the pain of loss, the wrath of secrets , the je ne sais quoi of contented family life -- all while building up to a shattering conclusion, Lemmons' movie is both outrageously schematic and powerfully humanist. "Eve's Bayou" is a marvel of character-driven drama that no serious film-goer should miss.
