Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Chirphymium
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Skyler
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
bkoganbing
Anthony Hopkins, a man with Bloomberg like wealth and without a Trump like personality his wife supermodel Elle MacPherson, her photographer Alec Baldwin and Baldwin's assistant Harold Perrineau are off on a rugged wilderness vacation in Alaska where they will stay at L.Q. Jones's hunting lodge. During the course of things the men go down in a plane crash in the wilderness.For a man who you would think would be money and investment focused, Hopkins has stored up an incredible amount of trivial knowledge. Some of it turns out to be quite useful for his and Baldwin's survival. But there's a lot unspoken that eventually comes out as they try to walk out of the Alaskan forest.Most of The Edge is centered around Hopkins and Baldwin and the spectacular landscape photographed in various Canadian locations. The two are quite an acting duel, a lot like Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth only not quite so civilized. The Edge is quite the film for conservationists and nature lovers. The various Canadian National Parks is quite a tribute to that country's commitment to the environment. The scenery competes heavily with the human players and a ferocious Kodiak bear who plays a big part in the plot.
fergus-17
Came across this on Netflix having never heard of it, but this film really deserves a look. There's a lot of philosophy and thought given to the dialogue. You can tell the writers are digging deep and borrowing from the greats. Even if you have heard the life quotes before, there is something very refreshing in hearing them in place in a story. Anthony Hopkins character is unfortunately far too good to be true, but the final scene with Baldwin has had me thinking about forgiveness a lot. Very much a male self help film, and that's no bad thing.
mircea-1600
The whole movie is plain ridiculous. Mostly because Americans have no idea what smart means. I mean come on, trying to look smart with 12 yo knowledge?Had the young guy been the main character, it could be a romance movie. You can't do that with a rich old fart. It will never be a fatal lover.It can't pass as a drama either. There can't be much drama in guarding a fortune from people as greedy as the owner.Having this movie I skipped all negative reviews from the start, in hope they are wrong. Turns out they had a solid reason. As shown before, this is some adventure movie, with ordinary Hollywood seasoning. Such kind of movies should be made by people who love nature. The people behind this movie were both stupid and arrogant. This is what all this movie is about.
dust man
I normally don't write reviews, but I had to sign up for IMDb in order to share my views on just how terrible this movie was. Let me just begin by saying I could not finish it, as it was causing me emotional distress and embarrassment for otherwise decent actors. I got an hour through it, which was a feat of shear discipline in itself.How are you going to "go south" in terrain like that and end up back where you came from without noticing it?! You would have to be a serious dullard. Why would you have to travel by night in order to go in the direction the stars tell you is south? Look at the stars, get your bearing, when it gets light, start walking in that direction, using the numerous landmarks in that terrain to keep you on course til the next night. Not to mention the fact that when you are that far north it is blatantly obvious which direction is which based on the position of the sun, you don't need the stars or a compass...The acting and script made me cringe repeatedly. You know when you see someone do something really dumb and you feel embarrassed for them? That's how I felt through that whole hour... It's like they used footage from rehearsals and didn't bother to do a take or two before cutting it into the film. Whoever directed/edited this... thing... needs to be working night shift at quick mart selling alcohol to people who just got done seeing this movie and need to get so drunk they don't remember it the next day. I mean, dear god, have they no shame? How can you watch the final cut and say to yourself "this is ready for the screen."? And how the hell are you going to wound yourself so badly through your pants with a little knife while sharpening a stick?
