Keira Knightley,
Sienna Miller,
Matthew Rhys,
Cillian Murphy,
Simon Armstrong
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The Jacket director John Maybury adapts playwright Sharman MacDonald's account of the true-life relationships shared between Welsh poet Dylan Thomas; his wife, Caitlin; his lifelong friend Vera Philli... read more
Directed by: John Maybury
Release Date: May 15, 2008
Keywords:
keira knightley,
cillian murphy,
sienna miller,
dylan thomas,
Keira Knightley ,
Cillian Murphy ,
Sienna Miller ,
Dylan Thomas
DVD Release Date: July 14, 2009
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June 14, 2011I'm no fan of Keira Rat-Face Knightley, but I have to say, she is photographed remarkably well in this movie. Her singing scenes are gorgeous with the shiny lipstick and stiff coiffure, the fuzzy Vaseline lens and the red, green, and blue filters. Her lip-syncing and singing ex... read more
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March 15, 2011A well made film with a strong cast and good production values. Good use of cinematography and some good acting talent on show. I was very impressed with the Welsh accents. Anyone who thinks Sienna Miller is just a pretty face should see this, one of her best performances I have ... read more
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February 12, 2011This is the type of film that one minute you hate it and the next minute your thinking this isn't bad, but never think this is swell or outstanding. The story itself is about Dylan Thomas and after watching this movie I give my father more credit as to why he hated the name Dylan... read more
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January 4, 2011Much better than what I expected from the reviews. Story, acting, and characters were all very well done. In case youre expecting a mix of war action, and drama, it's actually entirely a love story....save a couple of very short, isolated battlefield scenes. Cillian Murphy was wo... read more
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November 9, 2010This film is full of sound and fury but signifies nothing. It's a poor man's Atonement with more sex and less love, more violence and less compelling action, more selfishness and less motivation. All of the performances are adequate at best, though Keira Knightley is her... read more
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June 9, 2010Dull, dreary darkly light drama that fails to engage the viewer with the characters or their travails. Keira looks beautiful and very at home in the period settings though.
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May 11, 2010I found The Edge of Love to be frightfully dull. Maybe it's just too high-brow for my unrefined tastes, but all the depressing poetry and endlessly repeated discussions had me constantly checking to see how much time was left before the movie came to a blessed end. Add all that t... read more
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March 9, 2010There was something a little bit off with this movie, I just can't put my finger on what it was. It is beautifully filmed and cast are all excellent, particularly Kiera and Cillian. Sienna as well, to a lesser extent. I found it interesting, which is a big ask with me and peri... read more
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January 11, 2010A very well done period drama. It is a very personal character piece that you don't see as much anymore. The cast was great. Cillian Murphy was bizarre and tortured. Sienna Miller and Kiera Knightley had a great chemistry between eachother. I wasn't crazy about Matthew Rhys and h... read more
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October 11, 2009In a nutshell: a really boring but sexy period film. The lesbianism is bit heavyhanded though.
Critic Reviews
April 3, 2009
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
April 2, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
This may be Knightley's first truly mature performance. Too bad it arrives wrapped in doggerel. Full Review
March 20, 2009
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
For all its vivid evocation of its characters' tomorrow-we-die bonhomie, the film finally never quite convinces viewers of its central subject: the sisterly, almost sapphic bond between Vera and Caitlin. Full Review
March 20, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The movie makes for an engaging enough period piece. Full Review
March 20, 2009
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
While Thomas fans will regret seeing their literary hero reduced to a generic drunk, even those awaiting the aforementioned bathtub scene will find it barely worth the effort. Full Review
March 20, 2009
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Booze and jealousy make a toxic cocktail, one that's heavily imbibed with much self-lacerating gusto in the grim British drama The Edge of Love.
March 19, 2009
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A stagy, arty, and uncompelling account of the Welsh writer and his menage-y relations with his boozy Irish wife and his young Welsh girlfriend. Full Review
March 17, 2009
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
Occasionally, Angelo Badalamenti's fine score will pleasantly remind you of Mulholland Drive. Knightley and Miller's pseudo-sapphic tub-splashing will not. Full Review
March 16, 2009
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
It felt like a lighting class, not a movie. Full Review
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