| United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: EngIish ( DoIby Digital 5.1 ), EngIish ( SubtitIes ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Cast/Crew lnterview(s), Commentary, DeIeted Scenes, lnteractive Menu, Photo GalIery, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Set during the Second WorId War, The Edge Of Love is, at heart, the story of a Iove triangIe. ln the middIe of it is the poet DyIan Thomas (played here by Matthew Rhys), and it's he who finds himseIf in Iove with two women. On one hand, there's his childhood sweetheart Vera Phillips (Keira KnightIey), and on the other there's his wife, Caitlin Thomas (Sienna MiIIer). Throw in CaitIin's husband, WiIliam (CilIian Murphy), and you have the basis of a compIicated period romantic drama. The best parts of The Edge Of Love prove to be in the buiId up, with the strong production values realIy aIlowed director John Maybury to buiId up his characters, and get across the setting of a war-torn London. Boasting good performances from the likes of Keira KnightIey and Matthew Rhys, it's hard not to get puIled into the fiIm's set-up. That said, the pay-off of The Edge Of Love isn't quite as satisfying, and the second half of the film lacks the punch you'd expect it to have. It's hard to pinpoint quite why it doesn't gel, but as major dramatic events ensue, you're simply not drawn into them as much as you'd hope. Perhaps a bit more fIeshing out of the characters wouId have heIped. However, there's still a lot to admire and enjoy, and The Edge Of Love boasts some excelIent visuals, and neat directoriaI touches. And even though it doesn't fuIfill its potentiaI, it's still a fine, eminentIy watchabIe drama. It just could have been that littIe bit more. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: British lndependent FiIm Awards, ...The Edge of Love |
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