The Edge (Widescreen Edition)
by Lee Tamahori
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Actor: Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins, Bart the Bear, Elle Macpherson, Harold PerrineauDirector: Lee Tamahori
Brand: HOPKINS,ANTHONY
Cinematographer: Donald McAlpine
Editor: Neil Travis
Producer: Art Linson
Producer: Lloyd Phillips
Writer: David Mamet
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-06-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of The Edge (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Excellent wilderness footage but the script feels forced
Summary: 4 Stars
3.7 stars
From reviews here I expected some hidden masterpiece. I respect Mamet and the two leads, so I couldn't wait to see this. Unfortunately, Mamet's script hampered my enjoyment of the glorious locales.
The problem for me is that the dialogue is far too stagey and theatrical at times. Hopkins and Baldwin are both very solid here, but their words often feel fake, especially when spoken against these most authentic wilderness backdrops. It all seems too pontificating at times, and the film was suspenseful only when they were fighting the bear. But even then, it was laughably theatrical; no way Hopkins kills that bear that quickly with a suddenly fashioned perfect spear. No way!
Still, there is lots of eye candy for nature lovers, and the occasional bon mot from Mamet, who is after all a very fine wordsmith. But I couldn't ever really let go into this movie; whenever I was about to, another out of place line would issue forth and I'd feel like I was watching a Broadway play, with all its inherent artifice, in the wilderness. And while that may sound interesting, it left me stuck between the two worlds and unable to enjoy either to the fullest.
Summary of The Edge (Widescreen Edition)
A plane crash in the freezing Alaskan wilderness pits intellectual billionaire Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) against self-satisfied fashion photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin) in a brutal struggle for survival. Each soon discovers that the greatest danger resides not in nature, but from human fear, treachery, and quite possibly murder.Writer David Mamet created two engrossing and memorable characters, played by Alec Baldwin as the urbane fashion photographer and Anthony Hopkins as a reserved and intellectual billionaire. They find themselves teamed up against a giant Kodiak bear, and their own inner demons, when lost together in the Alaskan wilderness. There is a lot going on in this picture, as the subject matter includes male rivalry, the isolationism of extreme wealth, and, most conspicuously, the survival of the fittest. Mamet's script, which sounds a little too arch in spots, is well served by New Zealand director Lee Tamahori, who knows how to capture beauty and brutality in one frame. Although the themes are enormous in scope, they are well balanced. One rarely overpowers the other, nor does the achingly beautiful scenery overshadow the acting. Even if you do not like the intellectualism of the dialogue, there are some great scenes with the bear. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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