Cover (2008)
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A woman accused could be either a killer or a victim in this psychological drama from director Bill Duke. Valerie Maas (Aunjanue Ellis) is a God-fearing housewife and artist who one day finds herself in a situation she never imaged possible -- being questioned on murder charges by no-nonsense police… More A woman accused could be either a killer or a victim in this psychological drama from director Bill Duke. Valerie Maas (Aunjanue Ellis) is a God-fearing housewife and artist who one day finds herself in a situation she never imaged possible -- being questioned on murder charges by no-nonsense police detective Hicks (Lou Gossett Jr.) and Simmons (Clifton Davis), a district attorney eager to close this case. As Valerie repeatedly insists she's not a murderer, she tells the story of the last several months of her life. Valerie's husband, Dutch (Razaaq Adoti), is a psychiatrist with a practice in Atlanta who was offered a high-paying job by his old friend Monica (Paula Jai Parker), who works at a hospital in Philadelphia. Dutch takes the job and Valerie dutifully follows, and as she seeks solace in the women's support group at local church, Dutch spends more and more time with drug-abusing Monica, her wealthy but disinterested husband, Kevin (Roger Guenveur Smith), and obsessively womanizing musician Ryan Chambers (Leon). As Valerie's marriage begins to fall apart, she suspects her husband is being unfaithful, but she's shocked to discover the truth is more complicated than she imagined. Cover also stars Vivica A. Fox, Patti LaBelle, and Mya Harrison. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bill Duke
- Written By
- Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, Aliya Jackson
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Oct 1, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Reel Diva Consultants
Critic Reviews
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Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Cover is a social-problem film without a solution. While not of the first rank, its inventory of Philadelphia's hot restaurants and cool sights is an occasion for civic pride.
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Peter Debruge, Variety
Director Bill Duke aims for social awareness, but delivers second-rate melodrama instead.
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
A perfect storm of movie badness.
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Would be a candidate for the year's most unintentionally funny movie so far - if it weren't also the most homophobic.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
The flesh is weak but the spirit is indestructible in Cover, a ham-fisted morality tale.
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Cast
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Louis Gossett Jr
as Det. Hicks
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Vivica A. Fox
as Zahara Milton
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Aunjanue Ellis
as Valerie Maas
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Razaaq Adoti
as Dutch Maas
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Leon
as Ryan Chambers
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Paula Jai Parker
as Monica
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Roger Guenveur Smith
as Kevin
- Clifton Davis
- Johnnie Hobbs Jr.
- Karen Vicks
- Richard Gant
- Mya Harrison
- Patti LaBelle
