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 The Edge (DVD)
 The Edge (DVD) ... ... / DVD released 04 February, 2002 at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: PAL, Widescreen / In The Edge writer David Mamet created two engrossing and memorable characters; an urbane fashion photographer played by Alec Baldwin and a reserved and intellectual billionaire played by Anthony Hopkins. They find themselves teamed up against both a giant Kodiak bear and their own inner demons, when lost together in the Alaskan wilderness. 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 arched 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 and one rarely overpowers the other, nor does the achingly beautiful scenery overshadow the acting. Even if you don't like the intellectualism of the dialogue, there are some great scenes with the bear. --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.comNewest Review: ... these important ingredients out here, in this wild sojourn in the stix. There are two dangers in this wilderness: the ... more ... wilderness itself and the two-faced wilderness within mankind. Are they irrevocably intertwined in this bleak world of ours? Mamet is continuing his pessimism about humanity and forcing us to confront unpleasant truths, even out here in what might have been a very conventional scenario. The grizzly bear scenes are more than just horrific pepper for the sake of it. They leave a bitter and lingering taste in the mouth.
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The Edge (DVD): Genuine edginess (724 words)
by - written on 02/02/09 (Very useful, 4 readings)
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It is not just the beautiful scenery and the character-contest played by an intense Alec Baldwin and a vulnerable Anthony Hopkins. There is a very appropriate and genuine edginess present. We skate perilously close to this edge, but it is not just an edge of death, but an edge of belonging and trust. The relations between these two complex characters are placed in the context of the simple need to survive, and yet suspicions and discord remain. It's a bleakness of the chilly kind that leaves you vaguely concerned or vexed about human motive and nature. Someone is deliberately playing with us, and it's not just the grizzly bear stalking the characters through ... Read the complete review
The eye of the tiger.... (539 words)
by - written on 26/11/01 (Very useful, 25 readings)
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I saw this somewhat overlooked film a couple of years back, and it was a real surprise. Expecting a "boys' own" type adventure film, I instead found a thoughtful, intelligent thriller which puts great effort into realising its characters. All of this and a great big grizzly bear..... The plot centres around the struggle between two men: reclusive bookworm billionaire Anthony Hopkins, and fashion photographer Alec Baldwin, who may or may not be having an affair with Hopkins wife (played by Elle MacPherson). Their conflict erupts when the two are stranded in the remote Alaskan wilderness, after the plane they are using to scout locations for ... Read the complete review
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